Prince Albert
The original settlement was initially called Albertsberg after the founder but was later changed, in honour of Queen Victoria’s son, Prince Albert. In 1890 alluvial nuggets of gold were discovered and a frantic gold rush started. A tent town sprang up overnight but the gold rush soon petered out and the prospectors disappeared almost as fast as they arrived. The Old Water Mill at the southern entrance of the town has been in the Albert’s Family for over a century and was recently declared a National Monument. The town has what has been dubbed the 'Prince Albert Gable' - a concave/convex Dutch-style gable that is only found in this town.
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