Place:Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada

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NameBlack Diamond
TypeCommunity
Coordinates50.75°N 114.2°W
Located inAlberta, Canada
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Black Diamond is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada within Foothills County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 7. Its first post office opened in 1907. Black Diamond was so named because of coal deposits near the original town site.

It is a sister town to Turner Valley. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and a Boys and Girls Club. Little oil or gas remains.

Black Diamond is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country.

A trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and Turner Valley is named the Friendship Trail.

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