Lethbridge is located in Southern Alberta, just north of the Montana border. Lethbridge is a beautiful prairie city on the edge of the majestic Rocky Mountains. This city of more than 60,000 people receives more hours of sunshine per year than any other spot in Canada. Founded in the 1870s, it was originally called "Coalbanks" for the large coal deposit upon which it was built. Also in the 1870s, the site on which Lethbridge now sits was the home of Fort Whoop-Up, a notorious site where traders illegally sold liquor to Indians. The site was shut down by the North West Mounted Police in 1874, and only the fort's foundations still remain. On the site of the fort there is now an interpretive centre, open from late May to early September. The city of Lethbridge is home to a large Japanese-Canadian population. This is the result of the relocation of Japanese-Canadians fro the West coast of British Columbia during the Second World War. As such, the city is home to the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, one of the most authentic Japanese Gardens in North America, complete with a bell tower imported from Japan and cyprus wood from Taiwan. Hostesses in traditional kimonos provide tours through the garden. In addition to these sites is the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge, one of the largest in Canada, which spans the Oldman River.