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Mining Exhibits, Mining Museums, and Tour Mines in the United States

Compiled by Stanly T. Krukowski, Industrial Minerals Geologist

Oklahoma Geological Survey

(The following compilation is posted in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of

America’s Mining in Society merit badge. The author served as co-chair of

the Content Development Team responsible for writing the requirements and

pamphlet associated with the merit badge. The intention of the list is to assist

Scouts locate sites where they can achieve some of the requirements for the

merit badge (e.g. requirement 5b). Scouts and Counselors should call ahead

and verify with site staff of their plans for a visit.

The list is incomplete at this time. It will always be in flux due to the

opening of new exhibits and sites, and due to some that cease to operate. To

amend this list, please send all notifications and queries to

[email protected]. The Oklahoma Geological Survey cannot guarantee the

veracity of the sites contained herein, a lthough most are confirmed from

Internet sources and personal contacts.

Alabama

Alabama Mining Museum (coal; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Dora, AL

205-648-2442

http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/MUSEUM/AL/ALMAIN.HTM

Alabama Gold Camp

Lineville, AL

256-396-0389

http://www.alabamagoldcamp.com/

Aldrich Coal Mine Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment;

coal miner monument; coal mine replica)

Montevallo, AL

205-665-2886

http://www.cityofmontevallo.com/ or

http://www.discovershelby.com/Facilities.aspx?Page=detail&RID=30

Bessemer Hall of History

Bessemer, AL

205-426-1633

http://www.bessemerhallofhistory.org/

http://www.bhamrails.info/Bess_Hall_Hist/bess_hall_hist_02.htm

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Birmingham History Center (iron ore and history of mining exhibits)

Birmingham, AL

205-202-4146

http://www.bhamrails.info/index.htm

Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama (See Tannehill Ironworks)

Isabel Anderson Comer Museum

Sylacauga, AL

256-245-4016

http://comermuseum.weebly.com/

Magic of Marble Festival (annually in April; may conduct quarry tours/visits)

Sylacauga, AL

256-249-0961 or 256-249-8561 or 256-401-2424

http://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/marblefestival/

Red Mountain Park

Birmingham, AL

205-202-6043

http://www.redmountainpark.org/

Sloss Iron Furnaces National Historical Landmark (iron; preserved 20th century blast

furnace complex; industrial heritage; guided and self-guided tours)

Birmingham, AL

205-324-1911

http://slossfurnaces.com/

Tannehill Ironworks (iron; iron ore minerals; ironmaking; ironmaking equipment;

bloomery forge; Civil War mining heritage; steam-powered mining machinery)

McCalla, AL

205-477-5711

http://www.tannehill.org/index.html or http://www.tannehill.org/museum.html

Alaska

Alaska-Gastineau Mill and Gold Mine Tour

Juneau, AK 907-463-5017; 907-789-9797 (winter phone)

http://ajgastineauminetour.com/

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center (permanent gold rush exhibit)

Anchorage, AK

907-929-9201

http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/index.aspx

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Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum

Nome, AK

907-443-6630

http://www.nomealaska.org/department/?fDD=12-0

Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost (gold; Pedro Dredge; mine tour; gold panning; mining

heritage)

Chicken, AK

907-235-6396; Skype (summer): 520-413-1480; Mobile (winter): 907-399-0005

http://www.chickengold.com/

Circle Mining District Historical Museum

Central, AK

907-520-5312

http://steesehighway.org/centralarea/organizations/museum/cenorgmuseum.html

Crow Creek Gold Mine

Girdwood, AK

907-229-3105

http://www.crowcreekmine.com/

Dorothy G. Page Museum

Wasilla, AK

907-373-9071

[email protected]

Gold Dredge 8 (gold; gold panning; gold dredge tour, mining history)

Fairbanks, AK

907-479-6673; 866-9=479-6673

http://golddredge8.com/

Hope and Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum

Hope, AK

907-782-3740

https://sites.google.com/site/hopehistoricalsite2/home/museum

Independence Mine State Historical Park (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment;

mining artifacts; self-guided tour of mine camp; guided tours in summer; interpretive

story boards; gold panning; mine buildings)

Hatcher Pass, AK

907-745-2827; 907-745-3975

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/indmine.htm

Indian Valley Mine (gold; gold panning; mining equipment; mining artifacts; interpretive

story boards; assay building; miner’s cabin; mining heritage)

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Indian, AK

907-653-1120 or 907-444-6898 (cell)

http://www.indianvalleymine.com/

Juneau Alaska Adventure & Tours (underground gold mine)

Juneau, AK

907-789-3772

http://www.alaskaadventuresjuneau.com/trJuneauGold.htm

Juneau-Douglas City Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining techniques; interactive

stamp mill; mineral identification station; U.S. Bureau of Mines fire assay office)

Juneau, AK

907-586-3572

http://www.juneau.org/parkrec/museum/index.php

Kennecott, Alaska, Historic Mill Tour (copper; mining equipment; mine buildings; mill

tour; mining heritage)

St Elias Alpine Guides, LLC.

Anchorage, AK 99509

1-888-933-5427; 907-345-9048

http://www.steliasguides.com/alaskaday_6historic.htm

Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (gold; mining heritage; mining boomtown

structures; guided tours; gold rush video; Skagway Historic District)

Skagway, AK

907-983-9200

http://www.nps.gov/klgo

Last Chance Mining Museum (gold; mining tools and artifacts; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mine buildings)

Juneau, AK

907-586-5338

http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1160155

http://gastineauchannel.blogspot.com/2008/09/last-chance-mining-museum.html

Treadwell Mine Walking Tour

Juneau, AK

907-463-6425

http://www.treadwellsociety.com/index.php

http://www.juneau.org/parkrec/facilities/documents/treadbroch1.pdf

Wrangle-St. Elias National Park & Preserve

Copper Center, AK

907-822-7250

http://www.nps.gov/wrst/contacts.htm

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Arizona

Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum

Phoenix, AZ

http://www.azminfun.com

ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center and Mine Tours (copper; geology of copper

deposits; mineral extractive technology; uses of copper; copper video; mining equipment;

mining artifacts)

Sahuarita, AZ

PH: (520) 625-8233 or (520) 625-7513; Tour Reservation Line: (520) 625-8233

http://www.mineraldiscovery.com/

ASARCO Ray Overlook (copper; mining operations; mining equipment; interpretive

story boards)

Hayden, AZ

520-356-7811

http://www.asarco.com/about-us/our-locations/ray-operations/

Audrey Headframe Park (copper; mine structure; mining heritage)

Jerome Historical Society

Jerome, AZ

928-634-1066

http://jeromehistoricalsociety.com/museums-buildings/audrey-headframe-park/

Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum (copper; copper ore minerals; mining heritage;

mining equipment; mining artifacts; mining techniques; mining methods; change house

replica; underground mine replica; mining memorabilia; mining and the environment)

Bisbee, AZ

520-432-7071

http://www.bisbeemuseum.org/www/museum

Castle Dome Mines Museum and Ghost Town (mining machinery; mining equipment

and artifacts; mining heritage)

Castle Dome City, AZ

928-920-3062

http://www.castledomeminemuseum.com/directions.html

Colorado River Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; replica of the Katherine gold

mine; mining equipment)

Colorado River Historical Society & Museum

Bullhead City, AZ

928-754-3399

http://www.bullheadcitymuseum.webs.com/ or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colorado-River-Historical-Society-

Museum/302299536461?sk=info

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Curis Resources Florence Copper Project (copper)

520-868-8060

[email protected]

Douglas Mansion (see Jerome State Historic Park—Douglas Mansion)

Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Mine

928-633-3490

http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_Arizona_Bagdad.htm

Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Mine overlook (copper; gold; mining operations;

interpretive signage)

Morenci, AZ

928-865-4521

http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_Arizona_Morenci.htm

Goldking Mine Ghost Town (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; mine shaft; mine

equipment demonstrations)

Jerome, AZ

928-634-0053

http://www.goldkingmineghosttown.com/index.htm

Good Enough Mine Underground Tour (silver; underground mine tour; mining

equipment; mining heritage)

Tombstone, AZ

520-255-5553

http://www.tombstone.org/the-good-enough-mine-tour/

http://www.tombstonechamber.com/The-Good-Enough-Mine-Underground-Tour

Greenlee Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage)

Clifton, AZ

928-865-3732

http://visitcliftonaz.com/what-to-see/greenlee-historical-museum/

Jerome Historical Society Mine Museum (mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining

heritage)

Jerome, AZ

928-634-1066

http://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.com

Jerome State Historic Park—Douglas Mansion (copper; mining artifacts; mining

equipment; mining heritage)

Jerome, AZ

928-634-5381

http://azstateparks.com/Parks/JERO/index.html

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Jerome View Park (copper; mining equipment; interpretive story boards/plaques)

Jerome Historical Society

Jerome, AZ

928-634-1066

http://jeromehistoricalsociety.com/museums-buildings/scenic-overlook/

Cactus Forest Trail lime kilns (limestone; lime; lime kilns; mining heritage; interpretive

historical marker)

Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountains District

Tucson, AZ

520-733-5153

http://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm or

http://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=1

19008

Mohave Museum of History & Art (gold; silver; mining artifacts; mining heritage;

recreated mining village; mine replica; mining machinery)

Kingman, AZ

928-753-3195

http://www.mohavemuseum.org/ or http://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-

interest/mohave-museum/

Morenci Mine overlook (see Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Mine overlook)

Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum (gold; silver; reconstructed miner’s cabin; mine

shaft and windlass; arrastra; mining heritage)

Phoenix, AZ

623-465-1052

http://www.pioneeraz.org/pioneer-village.aspx#.VYm5dflViko

Queen Mine Tours (copper; underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment;

mining artifacts; mining machinery; mining techniques)

Bisbee, AZ

520-432-5421

http://www.queenminetour.com/

Ray Mine overlook (see ASARCO Ray Overlook)

Robson’s Ranch and Mining Camp

Aquila, AZ

602-717-3321

http://www.westerndestinations.com/western-destinations-robsons-ranch.html#1

Rosemont Copper Mine Tour & Rosemont Activity Center

Green Valley, AZ

(520) 343-1730

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http://rosemontcopper.com/mine-site-tours.html

Superstition Mountain Museum (gold; ore minerals; restored stamp mill; mining

equipment; Lost Dutchman Mine exhibit)

Apache Junction, AZ

480-983-4888

http://superstitionmountainmuseum.org/

Tumacacori National Historical Park (adobe; lime; silver; preservation of adobe mission

buildings; preserved lime kiln)

Tumacacori, AZ

520-377-5060

http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm

University of Arizona Mineral Museum (minerals collection; mining heritage; The

Miners’ Story Project)

Tucson, AZ

520-621-4227

http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/

Vulture Gold Mine (gold; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine

tour)

Wickenburg, AZ

602-859-2743

http://www.jpc-training.com/pg06.htm

Arkansas

Altus Coal Miner Memorial (coal; mining heritage)

Altus, AR

479-468-4684

http://www.arkansas.com/travel-tools/tourism-contacts/detail.aspx?id=2&r=River+Valley

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources (bromine)

Smackover, AR

870-725-2877

http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/museumofnaturalresources/

Bauxite Museum

Bauxite, AR

501-557-9858

http://www.arkansasties.com/Saline/BauxiteMuseum.htm

http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail.aspx?id=91540&t=a&r=Central&city=Bauxit

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Crater of Diamonds State Park (diamonds; mine buildings; mine ruins; mining

equipment; mining artifacts)

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Murfreesboro, AR

870-285-3113

http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/history/history-park.aspx

http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/diamond-hunting/

Logan County Coal Miners Memorial & Museum

Paris, AR

479-963-6463

http://coalmemorial-paris-ar.com/

California

Almaden Quicksilver County Park, Santa Clara County Parks (see New Almaden

Quicksilver Mining Museum)

Amador County Museum (gold; gold history exhibit; mine machinery; mining

equipment; model of a mine; mining heritage; stamp mill)

Jackson, CA

209-257-1485

http://www.co.amador.ca.us/departments/museum or

http://www.amadorgold.net/tours/museums/jackson/index.html

Angels Camp Museum (gold; gold panning; mining heritage; Gold Rush history; mining

equipment; mining machinery; Hogarth Stamp Mill)

Angels Camp, CA

209-736-2963

http://angelscamp.gov/index.php/angels-camp-museum or

http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/

Big Bear Valley Historical Society Museum (gold; silver; gold panning; mining artifacts;

mining heritage; mining equipment; mine machinery)

Big Bear City, CA

909-585-8100

http://www.bigbearhistory.org/museum.htm

Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (coal; high silica sand; guided tour of the

Hazel-Atlas sand mine; mining heritage; mining artifacts; interpretive story boards;

mining methods; mining equipment)

(See also Hazel-Atlas Mine)

Antioch, CA

510-544-2750

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/black_diamond

Bodie State Historic Park (gold; silver; unrestored gold-mining ghost town; self-guided

and docent-led tours; stamp mill tour; mineral processing; mining heritage; mining

museum)

Bridgeport, CA

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916-653-6995

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

Calaveras County Museum & Historical Society (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

San Andreas, CA

209-754-1058

http://www.calaverascohistorical.com/index1

Calico Ghost Town (gold; silver; reconstructed mining town; gold panning; self-guided

tour of the Maggie Mine; mining heritage; reconstructed assay office; mining machinery;

mining artifacts)

Yermo, CA

760-254-3719

https://calicoattractions.com/Home_Page.php or

https://www.facebook.com/calicoattractions

California State Mining Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mine tunnel)

Mariposa, CA

209-742-7625

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=588

Columbia State Historic Park (gold; gold panning; Gold Rush history; Gold Rush-era

buildings; mining heritage; mining memorabilia)

Columbia, CA

209-588-9128

http://www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.com/

Coulterville Museum(see Northern Mariposa County History Center)

Cowell Lime Works Historic District (limestone; lime, lime works ruins; lime kilns; self-

guided tour; mining/industrial heritage; interpretive story boards)

Santa Cruz, CA

[email protected]

http://limeworks.ucsc.edu/ or http://limeworks.ucsc.edu/take-our-

tour/images/brochure.pdf

Death Valley National Park (see Furnace Creek Visitors Center & Museum; Harmony

Borax Works; Wildrose Charcoal Kilns)

Downieville Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining heritage; mining tools)

Downieville, CA

209-289-3423 or 209-289-3506

http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/downieville-

museum/sie4CDEDBD27211E5FC4

Eagle & High Peak Mine (gold; mine tours; mining heritage)

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Julian, CA

760-765-0036

http://www.julianca.com/See-Do-2.html

El Dorado County Historical Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining displays)

Placerville, CA

530-621-5865

http://museum.edcgov.us/home

Empire Mine State Historic Park (gold; mine-yard tour; mining equipment; scale model

of underground mine; mine buildings; ore minerals; assay office; mining heritage; mining

re-enactors; mineral processing; mine machinery)

Grass Valley, CA

530-273-8522

http://www.empiremine.org/index.shtml

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=499

Eureka Tunnel (see Plumas-Eureka State Park)

Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum (historic mining tools)

Fallbrook, CA

760-728-1130

http://www.fgms.org/FGMS/Home.html

Fall Creek Unit Lime Kilns (limestone; lime; lime kiln ruins; hiking trails; historical

markers/maps)

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Felton, CA

831-335-4598

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546 or

http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/546/files/HenryCowellRedwoodsFinalWebLayout2013.p

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Folsom History Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts; Gold Rush history;

assay office replica; mining equipment; mining techniques)

Folsom, CA

96-985-2707

http://www.folsomhistorymuseum.org/

Forest Hill Divide Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining artifacts, mining

equipment; mining heritage)

Foresthill, CA

530-889-6500

http://foresthillhistory.net/

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Furnace Creek Visitors Center & Museum (mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

video; mine entrance replica)

Death Valley National Park

Death Valley, CA

760-786-3200

http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm

Gaumer’s Mineral and Mining Museum (mining tunnel; mining equipment)

Red Bluff, CA

530-527-6166

http://www.gaumers.com/

Gold Bug Park and Mine (gold; self-guided mine shaft tour; stamp mill; mining heritage

museum)

Placerville, CA

530-642-5207

http://www.goldbugpark.org/

Gold Country Museum (gold; miner’s cabin; mine shaft replica; mining heritage; gold

panning)

Auburn, CA

530-889-6500

http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/museums/gold-country-museum

Gold Discovery Museum Visitors Center (see Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic

Park)

Gold Nugget Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; miner’s cabin;

assayer’s office; gold panning)

Paradise, CA

530-872-8722

http://www.goldnuggetmuseum.com/

Golden Drift Museum (gold; hydraulic mining; gold panning; mining tunnel; Gold Rush

history)

Dutch Flat, CA

530-389-2617 or 530-889-6500

http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/placermuseums/golden-drift-museum

Griffith Quarry Museum (granite; mining heritage)

Penryn, CA

530-889-6500

http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/museums/griffith-quarry-museum

Harmony Borax Works (borax; production mill ruins; mining equipment; mining

heritage; interpretive story panels)

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Death Valley National Park

Death Valley, CA

760-786-3200

http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/harmony.htm

Hazel-Atlas Mine (silica Sand; mining equipment; mining heritage; mining methods)

(See also Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve)

Antioch, CA

510-544-2750

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/black_diamond#features

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (see Fall Creek Unit Lime Kilns)

Joshua Tree National Forest (gold; silver; mine ruins; Lost Horse Mine trail; Desert

Queen Mine on Keys Ranch guided walking tour has mining equipment; mining heritage;

Wall Street Mill has interpretive panels)

Twentynine Palms, CA

760-367-5500

http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm

Julian Gold Expedition (gold; gold panning; mine tours)

Julian, CA

760-522-8530

http://www.juliangoldexpedition.com/

Julian Pioneer Museum (gold; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Julian, CA

760-765-0227

http://julianpioneermuseum.org/ or http://www.julianca.com/Historic-Sites-

History.html

Julian Train and Gold Mine Tour (gold; gold panning; mine tour)

Julian, CA

760-765-2288

http://pioneerw.ipower.com//page3.html

Kennedy Gold Mine (gold; mine tours; mine buildings; mining machinery; headframe;

mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Jackson, CA

209-223-9542

http://www.kennedygoldmine.com/

Kentucky Mine Historic Park & Museum (gold; mine tours; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining artifacts; mine machinery; stamp mill; mining memorabilia)

Sierra City, CA

530-862-1310

http://www.sierracountyhistory.org/kentucky-mine-historic-park-and-museum

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Limekiln State Park (limestone; lime; lime kilns; self-guided hike to the kilns and quarry;

park brochure; No interpretive signage)

California State Parks (1-800-777-0369)

Big Sur, CA

805-434-1996

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=577

Maggie’s Mine Tour (silver; self-guided mine tour; ore minerals; mining equipment;

mining heritage; mineral processing; mine machinery; reconstructed assay office)

San Bernardino County Regional Parks)

Yermo, CA

1-800-862-2542

https://calicoattractions.com/Maggie_Mine.html or

http://cms.sbcounty.gov/parks/Home.aspx

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park (gold; hydraulic mining exhibition; gold panning;

mining heritage; mining equipment; Miner’s Cabin)

Nevada City, CA

530-265-2740

http://malakoffdigginsstatepark.org/ or http://www.nevadacountygold.com/about/state-

parks/malakoff-diggins or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=494

Mariposa Mining & Mineral Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining memorabilia;

mining artifacts; miner’s cabin; mining equipment; stamp mill; mining heritage)

Mariposa, CA

209-966-2924

http://mariposamuseum.com/

Mariposa Museum & History Center (see Mariposa Mining & Mineral Museum)

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (gold; gold panning, mining equipment;

mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mine buildings; guided walking tour; period re-

enactors)

Coloma, CA

530-622-3470

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=484

The Miner’s Pick Antiques and Western Hardrock Mining Museum (by appointment;

gold rush; mining artifacts; mining and assaying tools; mining and gold rush

memorabilia)

Amador City, CA

209-304-9492

http://www.minerspick.com/

Murphys Old Timers Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining artifacts; mining

heritage)

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Murphys, CA

209-728-1160

http://murphysoldtimersmuseum.com/

New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum (mercury; mine buildings; mining museum;

mining heritage;

San Jose, CA

408-323-1107

http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/Almaden-Quicksilver-Mining-

Museum.aspx

North Bloomfield Museum (see Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park)

Northern Mariposa County History Center (gold; Gold Rush history; mining equipment;

mine locomotive)

Coulterville, CA

209-878-3015

http://coultervillehistorycenter.org/

Northstar Mine Powerhouse & Pelton Wheel Museum (gold; ore minerals; mining

artifacts; mining machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine replicas; model of

a dredge)

Grass Valley, CA

530-273-4255

http://nevadacountyhistory.org/html/mining_museum.html

Oakland Museum of California (gold; Gold Rush history; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Oakland, CA

510-451-3322

http://museumca.org/

Old Timers Museum (see Murphys Old Timers Museum)

Original Sixteen To One Mine (gold; mine tour)

Alleghany, CA

530-287-3223

http://www.origsix.com/index.asp

Plumas-Eureka State Park (gold; restored 60-stamp Mohawk mill; mine buildings;

mining equipment; mining museum; mining heritage)

Graeagle, CA

530-836-2380

http://www.plumas-eureka.org/

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=507

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Roaring Camp Mining Co. (gold; placer mining; gold panning; mining artifacts museum;

mine ruins)

Pine grove, CA

209-296-4100

http://www.roaringcampgold.com/

Rocklin Historical Society Museum (granite; quarry exhibit; self-guided granite quarries

tour; mining equipment; mining artifacts)

Rocklin, CA

916-624-3464

http://www.rocklinhistory.org/default.asp

Sierra College Natural History Museum (outdoor mining exhibit; rock and mineral

collection; mining equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

916-660-7923

http://www.sierracollege.edu/museum

Sierra County Historic Park & Museum (see Kentucky Mine Historic Park & Museum)

Sixteen To One Mine (see Original Sixteen To One Mine)

South Yuba River State Park (gold; gold panning; docent-led history and gold-panning

tours; Bridgeport Mining Camp)

Nevada City, CA

530-432-2546 or 530-273-3884

http://www.southyubariverstatepark.org/ or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=496

Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (gold; mining heritage; Gold Rush history)

Sacramento, CA

916-445-4422

http://www.suttersfort.org/ or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=485

Tuolumne County Museum & History Center (gold; Gold Rush history; gold exhibits;

mining records/memorabilia; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Sonora, CA

209-532-1317

https://tchistory.org/index.html

Underground Gold Miners Museum (gold; mine tour; mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Alleghany, CA

530-287-3330 or 530-287-3223

http://www.undergroundgold.com/Index.html

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns (lead; silver; mining heritage; interpretive story panels)

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Death Valley National Park

Death Valley, CA

760-786-3200

http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/charcoalkilns.htm

Colorado

American Eagles Scenic Overlook and Historic Mine (gold; mining heritage; interpretive

story boards; mine camp structures; headframe and hoist)

Victor, CO

855-643-8216

http://victorcolorado.com/eagles.htm

Argo Gold Mine and Mill (gold; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining equipment

demonstrations; mining memorabilia; gold panning)

Idaho Springs, CO

303-567-2421

http://www.historicargotours.com/

Bachelor Syracuse Mine (gold; mine tour; gold panning; mining equipment)

Ouray, CO

970-325-0220 (summer)

800-932-6337 (winter)

http://bachelorsyracusemine.com/

Capital Prize Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment)

Georgetown, CO

303-569-3779

http://www.capitalprizemines.com/

Carbonate Mine and Little Tommie Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining heritage; ore

mills; mine buildings; mining machinery; mining methods)

Breckenridge, CO

720-226-0702

http://carbonatemine.com/index.html

City of Mines (gold; mine tours; mining museums)

Cripple Creek Victor Mining District

Victor, CO

http://www.victorcolorado.com

Clear Creek Mining and Milling Museum

Idaho Springs, CO

303-567-4709

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Cokedale Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage; coke oven ruins; mine ruins)

Cokedale, CO

719-846-7428 or 719-846-8763

http://www.historictrinidad.com/museums.html or

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/lasanimas/cokedale.htm#.VP9EpvnF-AV

Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum (rock and minerals display; precious metals

exhibit; mining heritage; mining artifacts; historic mining murals; geology video; )

Golden, CO

303-273-3815

http://www.mines.edu/Geology_Museum

Compromise Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage)

Aspen, CO

970-925-3699 or 970-925-2049

http://www.allaspen.com/history_museums/compromise_mine.php

Country Boy Mine (gold; mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment and artifacts;

gold panning; mining machinery)

Breckenridge, CO

970-453-4405

http://www.countryboymine.com/

Creede Underground Mining Museum (silver; ore specimens; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining methods; mine structures)

Creede, CO

719-658-0811

http://museumtrail.org/CreedeUndergroundMiningMuseum.asp

Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum (coal; gold; silver; mining equipment; mining

heritage; diorama of a coal mine; coal company town diorama of Crested Butte;

Jokerville Mine Disaster Monument, offsite)

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (gold; mine tour)

Victor, CO

719-689-4211

http://www.ccvgoldmining.com

Cripple Creek District Museum (gold; ore minerals; mining heritage; mining machinery;

mining artifacts; assay office; miner’s cabin)

Cripple Creek, CO

719-689-9540

http://cripplecreekmuseum.com/

Cripple Creek Heritage Center (gold; gems and minerals display; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining equipment; gold mining techniques; mine model)

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Cripple Creek, CO

719-689-3315 or 1-877-858-4653

http://visitcripplecreek.com/businesses/cripple-creek-heritage-and-information-center

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Denver, CO

303-370-6000

http://www.dmns.org/

Edgar Mine (silver; gold; lead; copper; mine tour; mining engineering student

experimental mine)

Colorado School of Mines

Idaho Springs, CO

303-567-2911

http://www.mines.edu/EdgarMine

French Gulch Gold Mine and Dredge Hike (gold; mining tour; mining heritage, mine

ruins; Reiling Dredge)

Breckenridge, CO

970-453-9767 extension 2

http://breckheritage.com/french-gulch-gold-mine-and-dredge-hike/

Georgetown Loop Railroad and Lebanon Mine Park (silver; Mine tour; mill and mine

buildings)

Georgetown, CO and Silver Plume, CO

888-456-6777

http://georgetownlooprr.com/

Ghost Town Wild West Museum (gold; mining heritage; gold panning; gold mining

video; gold mill ruins; mining memorabilia; assay office)

Colorado Springs, CO

719-634-0696

http://www.ghosttownmuseum.com/

Gilpin County Historical Society Museum

Central City, CO

303-582-5283

http://www.gilpinhistory.org/

Gunnison Pioneer Museum (coal; gold; granite; ice; mining heritage; mining tools;

mining equipment;; mine machinery; Aberdeen Quarry jeep tours in summer; railroad

coal car or gondola; rock and mineral collection)

Gunnison County Pioneer and Historical Society

Gunnison, CO

970-641-4530

http://www.gunnisonpioneermuseum.com/index.html

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Hard Tack Mine Tours and Museum (silver; underground mine tour; ore minerals;

mining heritage; mining equipment; mining machinery)

Lake City, CO

970-944-2506

http://www.hardtackmine.com/

Heritage Museum and Visitor Center

Idaho Springs, CO

303-567-4382

http://visitidahospringscolorado.com/

Hidee Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; mining techniques; mining heritage)

Central City/Blackhawk, CO

720-548-0343

http://www.hideegoldmine.com/

Holden / Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum (silver; mining heritage; mining tools;

mine buildings; mine machinery)

Aspen, CO

970-925-3721

http://www.aspenhistorysociety.com/holdenmuseum.html

Hopemore Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment; mine machinery;

mining artifacts; mine structures)

Leadville, CO

719-486-0301

http://www.visitleadvilleco.com/history_tours

Iowa Hill Gold Miner’s Hike (gold; mining tour; mining techniques/demonstrations;

mining artifacts; interpretive story boards; miner’s boarding house; mining heritage)

Breckenridge, CO

970-453-9767 extension 2

http://breckheritage.com/preston-ghost-town-and-gold-mine-hike/

James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum

Boulder, CO

303-776-8848

http://www.bouldercounty.org/os/culture/pages/assaymuseum.aspx

Lafayette Miner’s Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)

Lafayette, CO

303-665-7030

http://www.cityoflafayette.com/index.aspx?NID=463

Lebanon Mine (see Georgetown Loop Railroad and Lebanon Mine Park)

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Lomax Placer Mine (gold; gold panning; mining tour; miner’s cabin; mining equipment;

mining heritage)

Breckenridge, CO

970-468-2207

http://www.summithistorical.org/Lomax.html

Lost Mine Tours (lime kilns; marble quarry; underground manganese mine)

Salida, CO

719-539-7786

http://www.salida.com/lostmine/index.htm

Marble Museum

Marble, CO

970-963-9815

http://marblehistory.org/

Matchless Mine

Leadville, CO

719-486-1229

http://www.leadvillemuseums.com/matchlessmine.html

Mayflower Mill (gold; silver; mill tour; mineral processing and milling; mine buildings)

Silverton, CO

970-387-0294

http://www.sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org/mayflower-mill.html#.UvFixj1dWSo

Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine (gold; ore minerals; mine tour; mining artifacts and tools;

mining equipment; mining heritage)

Cripple Creek, CO

719-689-2466

http://www.goldminetours.com/goldminetours.com/Home.html

Museum of the West (uranium mining)

Grand Junction, CO

970-242-0971

https://www.museumofwesternco.com/visit/museum-of-the-west/

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Leadville, CO

719-486-1229

http://www.mininghalloffame.org/

Nederland Mining Museum

Nederland, CO

303-258-7332

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http://www.bouldercounty.org/os/culture/pages/miningmuseum.aspx

Old Hundred Gold Mine (gold; guided mine tour; gold panning; mine train; mining

artifacts; mining demonstrations; mining equipment; historic boardinghouse)

Silverton, CO

970-387-5444 or 1-800-872-3009

http://www.minetour.com/

Ouray County Historical Society and Museum

Ouray, CO

970-325-4576

http://www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Phoenix Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; guided mine tour; mining artifacts; mining

heritage)

Idaho Springs, CO

303-567-0422

http://www.phoenixmine.com/

Pike’s Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek

Cripple Creek, CO

719-689-3315 or 1-877-858-4653

http://visitcripplecreek.com or

http://www.tellerlinks.com/attractions

Preston Ghost Town and Gold Mine Hike (gold; mining tour; mine ruins; mining

heritage)

Breckenridge, CO

970-453-9767 extension 2

http://breckheritage.com/preston-ghost-town-and-gold-mine-hike/

R E Demmon Mine

Georgetown, CO

303-569-2227

Red Mountain Mining Interpretive Site (gold; silver; mining heritage; mine buildings and

ruins; mining reclamation; interpretive story boards)

San Juan Scenic Highway (State Highway 550)

Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest)

Delta, CO

970-874-6600

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gmug/recreation/scenicdrivinginfo/recarea/?recid=32756

&actid=105

Salida Museum (gold; silver; mineral specimens; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining

heritage; Salida smokestack, offsite with interpretive story boards)

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Salida, CO

719-539-7483

http://salidamuseum.org/

San Juan County Mining Heritage Center (see Silverton Mining Heritage Center)

Silverton Mining Heritage Center (ore minerals; mining heritage; mining artifacts;

mining equipment; assayers lab; log boardinghouse; tram towers; simulated underground

mine)

San Juan County Historical Society

Silverton, CO

970-387-5838

http://www.sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Smuggler Mine and Compromise Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining

equipment)

Aspen, CO

970-925-2049

http://www.allaspen.com/history_museums/smuggler_mine.php

South Park City (gold; restored mining boomtown; mining heritage; mining machinery;

mining artifacts; mine buildings; assay office)

Fairplay, CO

719-836-2387

http://www.fairy-lamp.com/SPCMuseum/South_Park_City_Main.html

Steelworks Center of the West (iron; steel; coal; coal mining; coal camp excursion;

historical excursion; steel mill guided tours; steel mill and mining artifacts; steel mill

buildings; mining and steel mill equipment; mining and industrial heritage; interpretive

story boards; mining and industrial memorabilia)

Bessemer Historical Society

Pueblo, CO

719-564-9086

http://steelworks.us/newsite/

Steelworks Museum (see Steelworks Center of the West)

Telluride Historical Museum (gold; silver; zinc; ore minerals; assaying; mining artifacts;

mining equipment; mining heritage)

Telluride, CO

970-728-3344

http://www.telluridemuseum.org/

Trinidad History Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining memorabilia)

Trinidad, CO

719-846-7217

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http://www.historictrinidad.com/museums.html or

http://www.historycolorado.org/museums/trinidad-history-museum-0 or

http://www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/thistmus.html

Victor Lowell Thomas Museum (gold; gold panning; mining machinery; mining artifacts;

mining heritage; miner’s cabin exhibit)

Victor, CO

719-689-5509

http://www.victorcolorado.com/museum.htm

Victor’s Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts;

mining equipment)

Victor, CO

719-651-5569

http://www.victorcolorado.com/AgMuseum.htm

Walsenburg Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage)

Walsenburg, CO

719-738-1992

http://spanishpeakscountry.com/museums-galleries/walsenburg-mining-museum/ or

http://huerfanohistory.org/mining-museum.html

Washington Mine Interpretive Site (gold; silver; mine tour; mining equipment; mine

machinery; mining heritage)

Breckenridge, CO

970-468-2207

http://www.summithistorical.org/Washington.html

Western Museum of Mining & Industry (mining artifacts and equipment; mining

heritage)

Colorado Springs, CO

719-488-0880 or 1-800-752-6558

http://www.wmmi.org

Connecticut

Berlin Historical Society Museum (Brick Exhibit)

Berlin, CT

860-828-5114

http://www.berlincthistorical.org/

Canton Historical Museum (ice harvesting)

Collinsville, CT

860-693-2793

http://www.cantonmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

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Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science (minerals and rocks collection;

mining heritage; underground mine tunnel; mine safety; mining equipment)

Kent, CT

860-927-0050

http://www.ctamachinery.com/what-is-cama/connecticut_museum_of_minin/about-the-

connecticut-museu/

Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Iron Furnace

Kent, CT

860-927-3849

http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302262

http://www.ericsloane.com/museum.htm

Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine (copper; mine tunnels; closed at present for

restoration)

East Granby, CT

860-653-3563

http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1023&ResourceType=Site

http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302258

Tilcon Trap Rock Quarry Tour (trap rock/basalt; aggregate; mine tour; mining processes;

mining methods; mining heritage)

Totoket Historical Society

North Branford, CT

203-488-0423

[email protected]

http://www.totokethistoricalsociety.org/

Delaware

Hagley Museum and Library (gneiss; building/dimension stone; historic stone quarries;

mining heritage; quarrying demonstrations; mining equipment; interpretive story boards)

Wilmington, DE

302-658-2400

http://www.hagley.org/

Iron Hill Museum (Delaware Academy of Science)

Newark, DE

302-368-5703

http://www.ironhill-museum.org/default.htm

District of Columbia

Godey Lime Kilns (lime; limestone; lime kiln ruins; mining and industrial heritage;

interpretive historical marker)

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Junction Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway at 27th and L Streets N.W.

Washington, DC

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Godey-Lime-Kilns/228094190585480 or

http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/73000221.pdf

Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC

202-633-1000

https://www.mnh.si.edu/

Florida

Mulberry Phosphate Museum

Mulberry, FL

863-425-2823

http://www.mulberryphosphatemuseum.org/home.html

Georgia

Bartow History Museum (iron; iron ore; industrial and mining heritage; iron industry

artifacts; iron furnace diorama and exhibit)

Cartersville, GA

770-382-3818

http://bartowhistorymuseum.org/

Consolidated Gold Mines (gold; underground mine tour; gold panning)

Dahlonega, GA

706-864-8473

http://www.consolidatedgoldmine.com

Cooper’s Furnace Day Use Area (iron; mining and industrial heritage; iron furnace

remains; interpretive story board)

US Army Corps of Engineers

Cartersville, GA

678-721-6700

http://www.visitcartersvillega.org/na/Cooper's_Furnace_Day_Use_Area or

http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Recreation/AllatoonaLake/DayUse

/CooperFurnacepark.aspx

Crisson Gold Mine (gold; mining machinery; mining heritage)

Dahlonega, GA

706-864-6363

http://www.crissongoldmine.com

Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site (gold; mining techniques; mining heritage)

Dahlonega, GA

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706-864-2257

http://www.gastateparks.org/DahlonegaGoldMuseum

Elberton Granite Museum

Elberton, GA

706-283-2551

http://www.egaonline.com/

Georgia Marble Festival (see Georgia Marble Quarry Tour)

Georgia Marble Quarry Tour (marble; quarry tour; annually during the Georgia Marble

Festival)

Jasper, GA

706-692-5600

http://www.georgiamarblefestival.com/marbletours.htm

Gilles O. Allard Economic Geology Collection (University of Georgia Museum of

Natural History)

Athens, GA

706-542-2652

http://glylamp.gly.uga.edu/allardcollection/

Nelson Marble Museum

Nelson, GA

770-735-2211

http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/3340-nelson-marble-museum/photos

http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/13061

Pine Mountain Gold Museum at Stockmar Park

Villa Rica, GA

770-459-8455

http://www.pinemountaingoldmuseum.com/

Stone Mountain Park (granite quarry exhibit)

Stone Mountain, GA

770-498-5690

http://www.stonemountainpark.com/activities/history-nature/Quarry-Exhibit.aspx

Tellus Science Museum (minerals and rocks displays; uses of rocks and minerals;

‘Minerals of Georgia’ exhibit; ‘McNitt Family Mining Exhibition;’ mining heritage;

mineral processing machinery; mining methods; check out the Scout programs)

Cartersville, GA

770-606-5700

http://tellusmuseum.org/

William Weinman Mineral Museum (see Tellus Science Museum)

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Hawaii

Hana Cultural Center and Museum (stone tools and implements)

Hana, HI

808-248-8622

http://www.hanaculturalcenter.org/

Lucoral Museum

Honolulu, HI

808-922-1999

http://www.lucoralmuseum.com/index.html

Idaho

Blaine County Historical Museum (gold; lead; silver; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Hailey, ID

208-788-1801

http://www.bchistoricalmuseum.org/

Boise Basin Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Idaho City, ID

208-392-4550

http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/boise-basin-museum/ or

http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/7277

Bonner County Historical Museum (mining heritage)

Sandpoint, ID

208-263-2344

http://www.bonnercountyhistory.org/

Bunker Hill Staff House Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)

Cambridge Museum

Cambridge, ID

208-257-3485

http://www.cambridge.id.gov/index.htm

Captain John Mullan Museum (silver; mining relics; mining heritage)

Mullan, ID

208-744-1155

http://www.mullanhouse.com/activities/ or

http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/captain-john-mullan-museum/

Clayton Area Historical Museum

Clayton, ID

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208-879-2846

http://www.claytonidaho.org/

Clearwater Historical Museum

Orofino, ID

208-476-5033

http://www.clearwatermuseum.org

Council Valley Museum

Council, ID

208-253-4582

http://councilmuseum.com/

Crystal Gold Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining artifacts and equipment; mining

heritage)

Kellogg, ID

208-783-4653

http://www.goldmine-idaho.com/

Hagerman Valley Historical Society Museum (gold; mining heritage)

Hagerman, ID

208-837-6288

http://www.hagermanmuseum.com/

Historical Museum at St. Gertrude

Cottonwood, ID

208-962-2050

http://www.historicalmuseumatstgertrude.org/

Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology (ore minerals; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Boise, ID

208-368-9876

http://www.idahomuseum.org/

Idaho State Historical Society Museum (under renovation June 2014 – June 2017)

Boise, ID

208-334-2120

http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-historical-museum

J. Howard Bradbury Logging Museum (mining heritage)

Pierce, ID

208-464-2677

https://www.facebook.com/JHowardBradburyLoggingMuseum/info or

http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/j-howard-bradbury-memorial-logging-

museum/

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John Brogan Park (Idaho City Historical Foundation)

Idaho City, ID

208-392-4550

http://www.idahocityhf.org/our-properties/

Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Museum

Ketchum, ID

208-726-8118

http://ksvhistoricalsociety.org/

Land of Yankee Fork State Park (gold dredge; mining ghost towns; mining heritage)

Challis, ID

208-879-5244

http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/land-yankee-fork

Lawson’s Emu-Z-Um

Grand View, ID

208-834-2397

http://www.emuzum.com/

Lemhi County Historical Society & Museum

Salmon, ID

208-756-3342

http://www.lemhicountymuseum.org/

Mackay Mine Hill Tour Historic Drive (copper; gold; lead; silver; zinc; mine sites;

mining heritage)

Moore, ID

208-588-3148

http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/historic-sites/mackay-mine-hill-tour-historic-drive/

or http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Idaho/Custer/Mackay/16WSign.htm

Mining and Smelting Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)

Museum of North Idaho (silver; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

memorabilia)

Coeur d’Alene, ID

208-664-3448

http://www.museumni.org/index.html

Northern Pacific Railroad Museum

Wallace, ID

208-752-0111

http://www.npdepot.org/

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Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library (gold; silver; ore minerals;

stamp mill; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Murphy, ID

208-495-2319

http://owyheemuseum.org/default.asp?pageName=Home

Pierce Free Public Library (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Pierce, ID

208-464-2823

http://www.piercepubliclibrary.com/

Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum (silver; ore minerals; mining artifacts;

mining equipment; mining machinery; mine replicas; mining heritage)

Kellogg, ID

208-786-4141

http://www.staffhousemuseum.com/

Sierra Silver Mine Tour (silver; underground mine tour; mining artifacts; mining

equipment demonstrations; mining heritage)

Wallace, ID

208-752-5151

http://www.silverminetour.org/

Sprag Pole Inn and Museum (gold; gold panning; underground mining; hydraulic mining;

mining heritage)

Murray, ID

http://silver-valley.com/sprag_pole/

Staff House Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)

Wallace District Mining Museum & Visitor Center (silver; ore minerals; mining artifacts;

mining heritage; 3-D mine models)

Wallace, ID

208-556-1592

http://www.wallaceminingmuseum.org/

Illinois

American Fluorite Museum

Rosiclare, IL

618-285-3513

http://www.southernillinoismuseums.org/museums/participating-museums/82-the-

american-flourite-museum

Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln (limestone; lime; restored 19th–20th Century lime kiln; historic

site signage; active limestone quarry nearby)

Polo Historical Society

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Polo, IL

815-946-4142

http://www.polohistoricalsociety.org/index.html

Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library

Princeton, IL

815-875-2184

http://bureaucountyhistoricalsociety.com/

Burpee Museum of Natural History (coal; Carboniferous coal forest)

Rockford, IL

815-965-3433

http://www.burpee.org/exhibits

Carbon Hill School Museum (coal; mining tools; mining memorabilia; mining heritage)

Carbon Hill Historical Society

Carbon Hill, IL

815-634-4213

http://www.ccpld.org/museum.htm

Caterpillar Global Mining Visitor center (Mining equipment; mining machines; mining

heritage; sustainable development; virtual ride in 2 ½ - story Cat®797F Mining Truck;

heavy equipment simulator; soil and rock technology study, Similitude)

Peoria, IL

309-675-0606

http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/visitors-center.html

Centralia Area Historical Society Museum

Centralia, IL

618-545-0657

http://www.centraliamuseum.com/

Christian County Coal Mine Museum

Taylorville, IL

217-823-1819

https://www.enjoyillinois.com/thingstodo/details/2953

Elizabeth History Museum

Elizabeth, IL

815-858-2343

http://galena.org/elizabeth-history-museum/

http://www.elizabethhistoricalsociety.com/index.html

The Field Museum

Chicago, IL

312-922-9410

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http://fieldmuseum.org/

Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society & U. S. Grant Museum

Galena, IL

815-777-9129

http://www.galenahistory.org/

Glen Carbon Heritage Museum

Glen Carbon, IL

618-288-7271

http://www.glen-carbon.il.us/891/Heritage-Museum-and-Log-Cabin

Heritage Quarries Recreation Areas (limestone and dolomite; historical markers; walking

tours) Lemont, IL

630-257-1590

http://www.lemont.il.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/90

Historic Grafton Walking Tour (magnesia limestone quarry; ice houses; visitor center

located in limestone quarry; ice harvesting artifact; “slate” mine located just outside of

town)

Grafton, IL

618-786-7000

http://www.visitalton.com/theme/frontend/files/guides/grafton-walking-tour.pdf

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Office of Mines and Minerals)

Mineral and Rock Box Exhibit

217-782-6791

https://dnr.state.il.us/mines/education/rockbox.htm

Illinois Iron Furnace Historic Site (iron; reconstructed iron furnace; mining and industrial

heritage; interpretive story boards)

Shawnee National Forest

Harrisburg, IL

618-253-7114

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=10687&actid=

42 and http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3831743.pdf

Illinois State Museum (minerals and rocks and their uses)

Springfield, IL

217-782-7386

http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/index.html

Lemont Area Historical Society and Museum (limestone quarry walking tour; mining

artifacts; mining heritage)

Lemont, IL

630-257-2972

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http://www.lemonthistorical.org/Newsletter/

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

Elmhurst, IL

630-833-1616

http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/index.php

Moweaqua Coal Mining Museum

Moweaqua, IL

217-768-3019

http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/moweaqua-museum.html

http://www.moweaqua.org/area-amenities.php

Museum of Science & Industry

Chicago, IL

773-684-1414

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/coal-mine/

O’Fallon Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage)

O’Fallon, IL

618-624-8409

http://www.ofallonhistory.net/index.html

Palmisano Park, formerly Stearns Quarry Park (limestone; self-guided quarry/park tour;

construction landfill; mining heritage; mine reclamation and sustainability; mine ruins;

St. Barbara (patron saint of miners) Church)

Chicago, IL

312-747-6497

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Palmisano-Park/

Quarry Overlook at Historic Nauvoo (limestone; mining heritage)

Nauvoo, IL

217-453-2237

http://www.historicnauvoo.net/2010/01/quarry-overlook/

Rock City Business Complex (mine reclamation; limestone; underground storage facility)

Valmeyer, IL

618-281-3400

http://www.monroecountyil.org/index.aspx?NID=262

Spring Valley Historic Association Museum

Spring Valley, IL

815-664-4288

http://bureaucounty-il.com/History

Stearns Quarry Park (see Palmisano Park)

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Streatorland Museum

Streator, IL

815-672-2443

http://streatorlandmuseum.com/

Thornton Historical Society Museum (limestone; quarry tour)

Thornton, IL

708-877-6569

http://www.thornton60476.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B7F5AF14E-

8F44-4331-AB8D-9FC8008FA818%7D

Indiana

Dugger Coal Museum (coal)

Dugger, IN

El Aguila Gold Mine (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila)

George Obear Overlook Park (limestone; dolomite; aggregates; view the aggregates

processing plant and reclaimed quarry from the overlook tower; dedication panel; further

information can be obtained through the City of Delphi)

Delphi, IN

765-564-2097

[email protected]

http://www.cityofdelphi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408&Ite

mid=296

Gold Mine of El Aguila (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila)

Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila (gold; simulated underground

mine; mineral processing; mining videos and interactive displays; ore mineral core

sample; mine safety; mineral exploration; sustainable development)

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

765-494-3258

http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/outreach/index.html

Indiana State Museum

Lawrence County Museum of History

Bedford, IN

812-278-8575

http://lawrencecountyhistory.org/

The Limestone Museum (limestone; quarry tour during Limestone Month in June)

Oakland City University-Land of Limestone Exhibit

Bloomington, IN

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812-279-8126

http://www.oak.edu/about-ocu/

http://www.visitbloomington.com/limestone/resources/

Monroe County History Center

Bloomington, IN

812-332-2517

http://www.monroehistory.org/

Museum of the Coal Industry

Lynnville, IN

812-922-5659

http://www.lynnvillecoalmuseum.org/

Purdue University mining exhibit (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El

Aguila)

US Aggregates Delphi Limestone Quarry (limestone; dolomite; aggregates, mine tour

upon request, but limited and subject to review)

Delphi, IN

765-564-2580

http://usagg.com/locations/

Wabash & Erie Canal Limestone; lime; replica lime kiln; original lime kilns; lime-

making exhibit; quarry overlook; interpretive story boards)

Delphi, IN

765-564-2870 or 765-564-6572

http://www.wabashanderiecanal.org/Home_Page.html

Iowa

Appanoose County Historical & Coal Mining Museum (coal; mine replicas; mining

equipment and artifacts; mining machinery; mining heritage)

Centerville, IA

641-856-8040

http://appanoosehistory.com/indexREG.html

Bertrand Excavation Site Museum, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge interpretive center

Missouri Valley, IA

712-388-4800

http://www.fws.gov/refuge/desoto/

Coal Mining & Heritage Museum (see Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage

Museum)

Guthrie County Historical Village

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Panora, IA

641-755-2989

http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Guthrie/Park/Guthrie-County-Historical-

Village.aspx

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (mining heritage; mining history)

West Branch, IA

319-643-5301

http://www.hoover.archives.gov/

Hurstville Lime Kilns (lime; limestone; mining and industrial heritage; reconstructed and

restored lime kilns)

Jackson County Historical Society owned; Jackson County Conservation Board managed

Maquoketa, IA

563-652-3783

http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Jackson/Park/Hurstville-Lime-Kilns.aspx or

http://www.jacksonccb.com/Hurstvillelimekilns.html or

http://www.jciahs.com/sites/hurstville-lime-kilns

Jasper County Historical Museum

Newton, IA

641-792-9118

http://www.jaspercountymuseum.com/home.html

John L. Lewis Museum of Mining and Labor

Lucas, IA

641-766-6831

http://www.coalmininglabormuseum.com/main2.html

Lucas County Historical Society Museum

Chariton, IA

641-774-4464

http://lucascountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/

Madrid Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage; mine replica and scale model)

Madrid, IA

515-795-3249

http://www.madridiamuseum.com/

Mathias Ham House (lead; lead miner’s dwelling; mining heritage)

Dubuque, IA

563-557-9545

http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/features_historicsites_ham.cfm

Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage Museum (coal; mining tools; mining equipment;

mining heritage; mining artifacts; Coal Miners Day)

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Melcher-Dallas, IA

641-947-5651

http://www.marioncountyiowa.com/communities/melcher-dallas/ or

http://www.traveliowa.com/aspx/dest.aspx?id=7032

Mines of Spain Recreation Area interpretive center

Dubuque, IA

563-556-0620

http://www.minesofspain.org/

Monroe County Historical Museum

Albia, IA

641-932-7046

http://www.iowabeautiful.com/south-central-iowa-tourism/378-monroe-county-

historical-museum-albia-iow.html

Old State Quarry State Preserve (limestone; dimension stone; mining heritage; quarrying

methods; interpretive sign)

University of Iowa, Recreational Services

Iowa City (near North Liberty), IA

319-335-9293

file:///C:/Users/kruk1921/Downloads/preservesguide%20(2).pdf or

http://www.iowadnr.gov/Destinations/StatePreserves.aspx

Pearl Button Museum (nacre—freshwater mussel shell; harvesting equipment; simulated

button factory)

Muscatine History & Industry Center

Muscatine, IA

563-263-1052

http://www.muscatinehistory.org/ or http://www.karipearls.com/muscatine-pearl-button-

museum.html

Prairie Trails Museum

Corydon, IA

641-872-2211

http://www.prairietrailsmuseum.org/

Putnam Museum (Putnam-Linwood Mine)

Davenport, IA

563-324-1933

http://www.putnam.org/Exhibit-Halls/Permanent-Exhibits/Putnam-Linwood-Mine.aspx

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History (coal; Pennsylvanian coal swamp)

(Pentacrest Museums)

Iowa City, IA

319-335-0480

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http://www.uiowa.edu/~nathist/

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (stone mill)

Decorah, IA

563-382-9681

http://vesterheim.org/

Waukee Public Library Coal Mining Exhibit

Waukee, IA

515-987-1280

http://www.waukee.lib.ia.us/waukeepl/

Kansas

Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum (lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Baxter Springs, KS

620-856-2385

http://www.baxterspringsmuseum.org/

Big Brutus, Inc.

West Mineral, KS

620-827-6177

http://www.bigbrutus.org/

Citadel Caverns Underground Storage and Business Center (limestone; mining artifacts;

mine and storage site tours by appointment; mining reclamation)

Atchison, KS

913-367-5244

http://www.citadelcaverns.com/

Galena Mining and Historical Museum (lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts and

equipment; model of Grand Central Mine)

Galena, KS

620-783-2192

http://www.kansastravel.org/galenaminingmuseum.htm

Johnston Geology Museum (lead; zinc; Tri-State mining display)

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

620-341-5330

http://www.emporia.edu/~es/museum/

Kansas Underground Salt Museum (see Strataca-Kansas Underground Salt Museum)

Miners Hall Museum (coal; lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Franklin, KS

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620-347-4220

http://www.minershallmuseum.com/

Strataca-Kansas Underground Salt Museum (salt; underground mine tour; mining

techniques; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Hutchinson, KS

620-662-1425 or 866-755-3450

http://underkansas.org/

Kentucky

Barthell Coal Mining Camp

Whitley City, KY

888-550-5748

http://www.barthellcoalcamp.com./index.htm

Bell County Coal House and Museum

Middlesboro, KY

606-248-1075

http://www.tourseky.com/node/840

Bell County Historical Society Museum

Middlesboro, KY

606-242-0005

http://www.bellcountymuseum.com/

Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum (fluorspar; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

and milling artifacts; mining machinery; mining memorabilia; dig for minerals; annual

mineral show)

Marion, KY

270-965-4263

http://www.clementmineralmuseum.org/

Blue Heron Interpretive Center and Mining Community

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, KY

606-376-3787 or 606-376-5073

http://www.nps.gov/biso/historyculture/blueheron.htm or

http://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm

Blue Heron Mine (coal; mining artifacts; audio self-guided tour; mine buildings; mining

heritage)

Big South Fork Scenic Railway

Stearns, KY

303-778-7458; 800-462-5664

http://bsfsry.com/history/blue-heron-mine/

David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum (coal)

Jenkins, KY

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606-832-4676

http://www.coaleducation.org/zegeer/

Historical Society Museum of Hopkins County

Madisonville, KY

270-821-3986

http://visitmadisonvilleky.com/listing/historical-society-museum-of-hopkins-county or

http://historicalsocietyhopkinscoky.org/about/

Kentucky Coal Mining Museum & Portal 31 (coal; mining artifacts and equipment;

mining heritage)

Benham, KY

606-848-1530

http://kycoalmuseum-portal31.southeast.kctcs.edu/

Louisville Mega Cavern (limestone; underground mine tour; underground adventure

activities; sustainable development; mine reclamation)

Louisville, KY

1-877-614-6342 or 502-855-6342

http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/

McCreary County Museum

Stearns, KY

606-376-5730

http://mccrearymuseum.com/

Owensboro Museum of Science and History

Owensboro, KY

270-687-2732

http://owensboromuseum.org/

Portal 31 (see Kentucky Coal Mining Museum & Portal 31)

Van Lear Historical Society Coal Miners’ Museum

Van Lear, KY

606-789-8540

http://www.vanlearkentucky.com/index.html

Louisiana

Brimstone Museum

Sulphur, LA

337-527-0357

http://www.brimstonemuseum.org/

Mooringsport Mini-Museum (fresh-water pearls/gem mining)

Mooringsport, LA

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318-996-7660 or 318-996-7490 or 318-996-7531 or 318-996-7465

http://mooringsport.com/museum.html

Poverty Point State Historic Site

Pioneer, LA

1-888-926-5492 or 318-926-5492

http://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-parks/historic-sites/poverty-point-state-historic-

site/index

Maine

Babson Farm Quarry self-guided walking tour (see halibut Pont State park)

Boothbay Region Historical Society (ice-mining/cutting tools on exhibit)

Boothbay Harbor, ME

207-633-0820

http://boothbayhistorical.org/

Curran Homestead Living History Farm and Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting

tools; ice harvesting equipment; ice harvesting artifacts; annual ice harvest

demonstration)

Harvest of Diamonds (annual ice harvest the first Saturday every February)

Orrington, ME

207-745-4426

http://www.curranhomestead.org/

Deer Isle Granite Museum

Stonington, ME

207-367-6331

http://deerislegranitemuseum.wordpress.com/

General Henry Knox Museum (ask about the Knox Brick Works and Knox Lime Works)

Montpelier, ME

207-354-8062

http://www.knoxmuseum.org/

Halibut Point State Park (granite; Babson Farm Quarry self-guided walking tour; mining

heritage; mining artifacts)

Rockport, ME

978-546-2997

http://halibutpoint.wordpress.com/

Hendricks Hill Museum (ice harvesting/mining tools)

Southport, ME

207-633-1102

http://www.hendrickshill.org/

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Jay Historical Society, Holmes-Crafts Homestead

Jay, ME

207-897-4876

http://www.jay-maine.org/historical-society.html

Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site (iron; iron furnace; charcoal kiln; mining and

industrial heritage; interpretive story board)

Brownville, ME

207-941-4014

http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parksearch/PropertyGuides/PDF_GUIDE/KatahdinIronWork

s.pdf or http://www.maine.gov/cgi-

bin/online/doc/parksearch/index.pl?search_radio=1&state_park=&historic_site=36&publ

ic_reserved_land=&shared_use_trails=&town=&distance=&submit=Go+%BB

L.C. Bates Museum (Rocks in Your Life program)

Hinckley, ME

207-238-4250

http://www.gwh.org/lcbates/LCBatesMuseum.aspx

Libby Camps (ice harvest winter activity)

Ashland, ME

207-435-8274

http://www.libbycamps.com/winter/mainewinteractivities

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum

Mount Desert, ME

207-244-7299

http://www.mainegraniteindustry.org/

Maine Mineral Adventures

Woodstock, ME

207-674-3440

http://digmainegems.com/index.htm

Maine Mineral and Gem Museum (opening sometime in 2014)

Bethel, ME

207-824-3036

http://www.mainemineralmuseum.org/index.php

Maine State Museum

Augusta, ME

207-287-2301

http://www.mainestatemuseum.org/home/

Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum

Port Clyde, ME

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207-372-6363

http://marshallpoint.org/

Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage (ice harvesting/mining)

Union, ME

207-542-2379

http://www.matthewsmuseum.org/index.html

Monson Historical Society Museum (slate mining)

Monson, ME

207-825-3440

http://www.monsonmaine.org/MonsonHistory/MHS.html

Northern Maine Museum of Science, University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, ME

207-768-9482

http://pages.umpi.edu/~nmms/museum.htm

Penobscot Marine Museum (clay, granite, lime, ice)

Searsport, ME

207-548-2529

http://penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho-1/

Thompson Ice Harvesting Museum (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting techniques; ice

harvesting tools; ice harvesting artifacts; ice storage facility)

Thompson Ice House Preservation Corporation

South Bristol, ME

207-644-8808

http://www.thompsonicehouse.com/

Thompson Ice House (see Thompson Ice Harvesting Museum)

Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum

Vinalhaven, ME

207-863-4410

http://www.vinalhavenhistoricalsociety.org/home.html

Maryland

Aggregate Industries Quarry Earth Day (limestone quarry tour, biennial)

Rockville, MD

301-982-1400

http://quarryearthday.com/

Catoctin Furnace Historical Society (iron works)

Thurmont, MD

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301-271-2306

http://www.catoctinfurnace.org/home.html

Choate Chromite Mine, Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area

Owings Mills, MD

410-461-5005

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiersmap.asp or

http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/geology_tour/soldiers_delight.html

Coal Mining Resources (by appointment: mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Special Collections Department

Lewis J. Ort Library

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

301-687-4889

http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/aboutlib/depts/coll/

Cromwell Valley Park (lime; limestone; lime kilns; mining heritage; historic marker;

hiking trail; Willow Grove Nature Education Center)

Parkville, MD

410-887-2503 or 410-887-2504

http://www.cromwellvalleypark.org/index.html

Cunningham Falls State Park Catoctin Furnace

Thurmont, MD

800-432-2267 or 301-271-7574

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/catoctinfurnace.asp

Deep Creek Lake State Park (coal mining)

Swanton, MD

301-387-5563

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/deepcreek.asp

Frostburg Museum (coal mining)

Frostburg, MD

301-689-1195

http://www.frostburgmuseum.org/

George’s Creek Regional History Exhibit/Furnace Park (coal mining; ironworks)

Lonaconing, MD

301-463-2629

http://webeight.cc/lonaconing/ or

http://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=113

Garrett County Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage)

Garrett County Historical Society

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Oakland, MD

301-334-3226

http://www.garrettcountymuseums.com/historicalmuseum.html

Kitzmiller Coal Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

artifacts; mining tools; mining memorabilia; model of a coal mine)

Kitzmiller, MD

301-453-3280 or 301-453-3449

http://www.coalcampusa.com/nowv/potomac/kitzmiller-maryland/kitzmiller-

maryland.htm or http://myweb.cebridge.net/townofkitzmiller/

Maryland Gold Mine and Gold Mine Loop Trail ((Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National

Historic Park)

Potomac, MD

301-767-3714

http://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm

Maryland Mineral Collection at Howard Community College

Science and Technology Division

Columbia, MD

443-518-1600

http://www.howardcc.edu/academics/academic_divisions/science_engineering_and_tech

nology/instructional/mineral-rock-fossil/index.html

Mount Savage Historical Society (brick industry, coal mining, and iron works)

Mount Savage, MD

301-876-7847

http://www.mountsavagehistoricalsociety.org/index.html

Nassawango Iron Furnace (Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum)

Snow Hill, MD

410-632-2032

http://www.furnacetown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Item

id=128

Massachusetts

Babson Farm Quarry (granite quarry tours, interpreter led and self-guided; mine

machinery)

Halibut Point State Park

Rockport, MA

978-546-2997

http://halibutpoint.wordpress.com/

Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest (granite; self-guided)

Becket, MA

413-623-2100

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http://www.becketlandtrust.org/quarry/index.htm

Berkshire Museum (mineral exhibition w/ rhodonite specimens mined locally)

Pittsfield, MA

413-443-7171

http://berkshiremuseum.org/

Bolton Lime Kiln and Quarry

Bolton Conservation Trust

Bolton, MA

978-429-3004

http://www.boltonconservationtrust.org/index.php?pg=8&id_trail=3

Boxborough Historical Society Ice House (ice storage; Eagle Scout project helped to

preserve the ice house)

Boxborough, MA

978-844-1311

http://www.multimgmt.com/BHSociety/bhs3.htm or

http://www.multimgmt.com/BHSociety/bhs1.htm or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxborough-Historical-Society/156945647794998

Cape Ann Museum (granite; quarrying collection; mining heritage)

Gloucester, MA

978-283-0455

http://www.capeannmuseum.org/

Davis Mine Exhibit (iron pyrite)

Kemp-McCarthy Museum, Rowe Historical Society

Rowe, MA

413-339-4238

http://www.rowehistoricalsociety.org/

Easthampton Winter Fest (annual ice harvest)

Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee

Easthampton, MA

413-527-8278

http://www.nashawannuckpond.org/winterfest.html

Fletcher Granite quarry tour (limited from November to March)

Westford, MA

978-692-1312

http://www.fletchergranite.com/AboutFletcherGranite/Tour.asp

Hancock Shaker Village (limestone; ice; building stone; ice house; stone buildings; ice

harvesting; mining heritage; limestone quarries; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Pittsfield, MA

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1-800-817-1137 or 413-443-0188

http://hancockshakervillage.org/

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University (rock and ore collection)

Cambridge, MA

617-495-3045

http://www.geomus.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k79871&tabgroupid=icb.tabgro

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Old Sturbridge Village, Fire and Ice Days (ice harvest)

Sturbridge, MA

800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362

https://www.osv.org/

Quincy Quarries state park (granite)

West Quincy, MA

617-727-4573 or 617-698-1802

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-boston/name-state-park.html

Quincy Quarry and Granite Workers Museum

Quincy, MA

617-472-1322

http://www.quincyquarrymuseum.org/

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (iron; mining and industrial heritage; self-

guided audio tour; guided tours; blast furnace; forge; iron works artifacts; iron works

video; slag pile; rolling and slitting mill)

Saugus, MA

978-740-1671

http://www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm

Michigan

A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan (minerals from Michigan mines)

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

906-487-2572

http://www.museum.mtu.edu/

Adventure Copper Mine (copper; Mining heritage; mining artifacts; guided underground

mine tours)

Adventure Mining Company

Greenland, MI

906-883-3371

http://www.adventureminetours.com/index.html

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Amasa Historical Museum (mining heritage)

Amasa, MI

906-822-7714

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amasa-Museum/111317465609483 or

http://www.upheritage.org/iron.htm

Astor House Historical Museum (copper)

Copper Harbor, MI

906-289-4449

http://www.minnetonkaresort.com/museum.php

Bay Furnace Campground and Picnic Area aka Bay Furnace Park (iron; iron furnace

ruins; interpretive storyboard)

US Forrest Service

Munising (Christmas), MI

906-387-2512

http://www.recreation.gov/camping/bay-furnace-

campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72065

Central Mine and Central Village (copper; mining heritage; check web site for mine

tours)

Keweenaw County Historical Society

Central, MI

906-289-4990

http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/central.html

Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (iron)

Ishpeming, MI

906-485-1882

http://www.michigan.org/property/cliffs-shaft-mine-museum/ or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cliffs-Shaft-Mine-Museum/112249205451939

Copper Range Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage)

South Range, MI

906-482-6125

http://pasty.com/crhm/index.html

Coppertown USA Mining Museum (copper; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

artifacts)

Calumet, MI

906-337-4354 or 800-338-7982

http://www.uppermichigan.com/coppertown/main.html

Cornish Pumping Engine and Mining Museum

Iron Mountain, MI

906-774-1086

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http://www.menomineemuseum.com/cornish-pump.htm

Delaware Mine (copper; self-guided tour; interpretive story boards; mining machinery;

mining equipment; mining artifacts; copper ore collecting; mine structures)

Copper Harbor, MI

906-289-4688

http://www.delawarecopperminetours.com/

Eagle Mine (copper; nickel; guided mine tours, June through October)

Lundin Mining Corporation

Marquette, MI

906-273-1550

http://eaglemine.com/wp-content/uploads/EM_MineTour_2015.pdf

Eagle Mine Information Center (copper; nickel; ore body and mine models; mine water

treatment exhibit; mine reclamation; sustainable development)

Lundin Mining Corporation

Marquette, MI

906-273-1550

http://eaglemine.com/operations/information-center/

Eagle River Museum (copper; Cliff Mine; mining heritage)

Keweenaw County Historical Society

Eagle River, MI

906-289-4990

http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/eagle_river.html

Fayette Historic State Park (iron; iron ore; limestone; remains of charcoal-fired blast

furnace; mining and industrial heritage; mining town building remains; interpretive story

boards; guided site tours; visitor center)

Garden, MI

906-644-2603

http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=417&type=SPRK#overview

Fiborn Quarry @ Fiborn Karst Preserve (limestone quarrying)

Michigan Karst Conservancy

Hendricks Township, MI

248-666-1683

http://caves.org/conservancy/mkc/index.html

Harbour House Museum (mining)

Crystal Falls, MI

906-875-4341

http://www.harbourhousemuseum.org/index.html

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Houghton County Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage; Calumet & Hecla Mining

Co. railroad; copper milling and smelting)

Lake Linden, MI

906-296-4121

http://www.houghtonhistory.org/index.html

Humboldt Mill (copper; nickel; guided mill tours, June through October)

Lundin Mining Corporation

Marquette, MI

906-273-1550

http://eaglemine.com/wp-content/uploads/EM_MineTour_2015.pdf

Iron County Historical Museum (mining heritage)

Caspian, MI

906-265-2617

http://www.ironcountyhistoricalmuseum.org/index.html

Iron Mining Museum

Iron Mountain, MI

906-774-1086

http://www.exploringthenorth.com/iron/museum.html

Iron Mountain Mine (iron; mine tour; mining demonstrations; mining artifacts; mining

equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)

Vulcan, MI

906-563-8077

http://www.ironmountainironmine.com/

Ironwood Memorial Building (miner biographies; mining)

Ironwood, MI

906-932-5050

http://www.ironwoodchamber.org/ironwood_mi_museums_heritage.html or http://hunts-

upguide.com/ironwood_ironwood_memorial_building.html

Kalkaska County Museum (copper ore; ice harvesting)

Kalkaska, MI

236-258-9719

http://www.kalkaskacounty.net/kalkhistory.asp

Keweenaw History Museum (copper; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Keweenaw County Historical Society

Eagle Harbor, MI

906-289-4990

http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/Kew-History.html

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Keweenaw National Historic Park (copper; mining heritage; mining artifacts; copper ore

minerals; mining memorabilia)

Calumet, MI

906-483-3176

http://www.nps.gov/kewe/index.htm

Knowlton’s Ice Museum of North America (ice industry tools and artifacts; industry

heritage; ice harvesting techniques; video presentation; traveling exhibit)

Port Huron, MI

810-987-5441

http://www.knowltonsicemuseum.org/

Lakeshore Museum Center (by appointment: foundry sand; ice harvesting)

Muskegan, MI

231-722-0278

http://www.lakeshoremuseum.org/

Manistique Water Tower (water)

Manistique, MI

906-341-5010

http://www.cityofmanistique.org/local-attractions?sid=77:local_attractions&site=2 or

http://schs.cityofmanistique.org/

Marquette Regional History Center (iron; iron ore rocks and minerals display; mining and

industrial heritage; land surveying and iron exploration)

Marquette, MI

906-226-3571

http://www.marquettecohistory.org/

Michigan Historical Museum (Copper; gypsum iron; limestone; salt; mining heritage;

mining videos; replica of a copper mine)

Lansing, MI

517-373-3559

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18595_18596---,00.html

Michigan Iron Industry Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment; iron mining geology; video presentation; interpretive story boards)

Negaunee, MI

906-475-7857

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18595_18611---,00.html

Michigan Science Center (aggregate, concrete and asphalt in engineering exhibit)

Detroit, MI

313-577-8400

http://www.mi-sci.org/

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Mineral Museum of Michigan (see A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan)

Miners Memorial Heritage Park (iron)

Ironwood, MI

906-932-1787

http://fmmhp.com/

Negaunee Historical Society Museum (mining)

Negaunee, MI

906-475-4614

http://www.negauneehistory.org/

Old Depot Park Museum (iron mining)

Ironwood Area Historical Society

Ironwood, MI

906-932-0287

http://www.ironwoodchamber.org/ironwood_mi_museums_heritage.html or http://hunts-

upguide.com/ironwood_central_ironwood.html#.U6w7GpRdWAj

Old Victoria Copper Mine and Restoration Site (copper mining town)

Rockland, MI

906-886-2617

http://www.exploringthenorth.com/oldvictoria/mine.html or

https://www.facebook.com/oldvictoria

Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum (copper mining)

Ontonagon, MI

906-884-6165

http://www.ontonagonmuseum.org/index.htm

Quincy Mine Hoist Association (copper; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining techniques;

mining heritage)

Hancock, MI

906-482-3101

http://www.quincymine.com/

Robert Gage Coal Mine No. 8

St. Charles, MI

989-865-6295

http://hartley.sisd.cc/mine8/body_mine8.html

Rockland Historical Museum (copper)

Rockland, MI

906-886-2821 or 906-886-2645

http://hunts-upguide.com/rockland_rockland_museum.html#.U6xSppRdWAg

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Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan (see A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan)

Vicksburg Historical Society and Historic Village (ice harvesting)

Vicksburg, MI

269-649-1733

http://www.vicksburghistory.org/

Wakefield Historical Society Museum (mining)

Wakefield, MI

906-224-8151

http://www.michigan.org/property/wakefield-historical-society-museum/

Minnesota

3M Museum

Two Harbors, MN

218-834-4898

http://lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/3m-museum or

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2679/3m--dwan-museum/

Banning State Park (sandstone quarry hike; mining heritage)

Sandstone, MN

320-245-2668

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/banning/index.html

Bruce Mine Headframe (iron; mining heritage; mining equipment)

Chisholm, MN

1-800-422-0806

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/bruce-headframe/

Carlson Lime Kiln (see G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln)

Croft Mine Historical Park (underground iron ore mine; mining artifacts)

Crosby, MN

218-546-5466

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2704/croft-mine-historical-park/ or

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/cuyuna_country/programs.html

Duluth and Iron Range Depot Museum

Two Harbors, MN

218-834-4898

http://lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/depot-museum or

http://www.lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/depot-museum

Ely Arts & Heritage center (iron; Mining heritage; Pioneer Mine complex; restored

Miners Dry building, Shaft House, and Captain’s Dry building; Miners Memorial is

planned)

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Ely, MN

218-235-1721

http://elygreenstone.org/ely-arts-heritage-center/

Ely-Winton History Museum (iron; iron ore; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Ely-Winton Historical Society

Ely, MN

218-365-3226

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ely-Winton-Historical-Society/291461494332967 or

http://www.ely.org/things-to-do/museums-exhibits

Finntown Overlook and Park (iron; mining heritage)

Laurentian Chamber of Commerce

Virginia, MN

218-749-2717

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/finntown-overlook/ or

http://laurentianchamber.org/area-information/tourism/

G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln (lime; lime kiln; limestone; limestone quarry; interpretive story

boards)

Barn Bluff Park

Red Wing, MN

651-385-3674

http://www.red-wing.org/barnbluff.html

Great Meadow Chert Mine (chert; Native American mining heritage; guided tours)

Mower County Historical Society

Austin, MN

507-437-6082

http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/index.html

Heritage Museum (see Virginia Area Historical Society’s Heritage Museum)

Hibbing Historical Society & Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining memorabilia;

mining artifacts)

Hibbing, MN

218-263-8522

http://www.hibbinghistory.com/index.html

Hibbing Taconite Mine Tour (iron; taconite)

Hibbing, MN (tour buses embark from Chisholm, MN)

1-800-372-6437

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/mine-tours/

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Hill Annex Mine State Park (iron; open pit mine tour; mining heritage; mining

equipment)

Bigfork, MN

218-247-7215 or 218-743-3362

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/hill_annex_mine/

Hull Rust Mahoning Mine View (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Hibbing, MN

218-262-4166 or 218-262-4900

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/hull-rust/ or http://www.ironrange.org/things-

to-do/hull-rust-mahoning-view

Ice Harvesting Day (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting heritage; ice harvesting tools and

artifacts)

Richardson Nature Center

Three Rivers Park District

Bloomington, MN

763-694-7676

https://www.threeriversparks.org/events/I/ice-harvesting-day--.aspx or

https://www.facebook.com/RichardsonNatureCenter

Iron Range Historical Society (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Gilbert, MN

218-749-3150

http://www.ironrangehistoricalsociety.org/index.html or

https://www.facebook.com/ironrangehistoricalsociety

Itasca State Park (biennial ice harvest event; ice harvesting heritage; ice harvesting tools

and artifacts; restored icehouse; interpretive story boards at Bear Park Campground; ice

harvesting brochure)

Park Rapids, MN

218-699-7251

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/itasca/index.html

Lakeville Area Historical Society Museum (ice; ice harvesting; ice harvesting extractive

industry heritage; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice harvesting artifacts and tools)

Lakeville, MN

952-985-4680

http://www.mnlahs.org/

Leonidas Overlook (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine reclamation)

Eveleth, MN

218-744-1940

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/leonidas-overlook/

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Longyear Drill Site (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Hoyt Lakes, MN

218-749-3150

http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/longyear-drill/

Mineview In The Sky (iron; mining equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)

Virginia, MN

218-741-2344

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2512/mineview-in-the-skythe-shop-at-

the-top or http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/8745 or

https://www.facebook.com/MineviewInTheSky/info?tab=page_info

Minnesota Discovery Center (iron; taconite; mining equipment; mining heritage;

underground and open pit mining; Hibbing taconite active mine tours)

The Museum of the Iron Range

Chisholm, MN

218-254-7959 or 1-800-372-6437

http://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/

Minnesota Museum of Mining (iron; mining heritage; mining equipment; underground

mine replica; 1910 Atlantic steam shovel)

Chisholm, MN

218-254-5543

http://www.mnmuseumofmining.org/index.html

Mountain Iron Park & Wacootah Overlook (iron; mining equipment)

Mountain Iron, MN

218-748-7570

http://www.ironrange.org/explore/mountain-iron or

http://www.miningartifacts.org/MNOtherMiningHistoryAttractions.html

The Museum of the Iron Range (see Minnesota Discovery Center)

Pioneer Iron Mine (iron; miners memorial; shaft house)

Ely Arts and Heritage Center

Ely, MN

218-235-1721

http://elygreenstone.org/ely-arts-heritage-center/

Pipestone national Monument (red pipestone aka catlinite; mining heritage)

Pipestone, MN

507-825-5466

http://www.nps.gov/pipe/

Quarry Hill Nature Center (limestone; mine structures; mining heritage)

Rochester, MN

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507-328-3950

http://www.qhnc.org/

Quarry Park and Nature Preserve (granite; mine machinery; mine building; mining

artifacts)

Waite Park, MN

320-255-6172

http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/Recreation/CountyParks/QuarryParkandNaturePreserve

Richardson Nature Center (see Ice Harvesting Day)

Soudan Underground Mine State Park (iron; underground mine tour; mining heritage;

mining equipment; mining machinery; mine buildings; mining artifacts)

Soudan, MN

218-753-2245

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/soudan_underground_mine/index.html

Stearns History Museum (granite; mining heritage)

St. Cloud, MN

320-253-8424 or 866-253-8424

http://www.stearns-museum.org/home

Three Rivers Park District (see Ice Harvesting Day)

Tower-Soudan Historical Society Historical Center (iron; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Tower, MN

218-753-5021

http://www.towersoudan.com/home.html or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tower-

Soudan-Historical-Society/148989891836606

Virginia Area Historical Society’s Heritage Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Virginia, MN

218-741-1136

http://virginiamnmuseum.com/index.htm

Waseca County Historical Society Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting heritage; ice

harvesting memorabilia; ice harvesting tools and artifacts; permanent ice harvesting

exhibit opens October 2015)

Waseca, MN

507-835-7700

http://www.historical.waseca.mn.us/events/annual/iceharvest/iceharvest.php

Whitewater State Park (ice; ice harvest; ice harvest heritage; ice harvesting tools and

artifacts; check the web site to see if the ice harvest reenactment will occur each year)

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Altura, MN

507-932-3007

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/whitewater/index.html

Mississippi Liberty Mine (lignite; mine tour by appointment)

Liberty Fuels Company

The North American Coal Company

DeKalb, MS

601-737-7000

Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel/aggregate; mine tour in Mississippi by

appointment)

Memphis, TN

901-774-7874

http://www.msgravel.com/fieldtrips

Red Hills Mine (lignite; mine tour by appointment)

The North American Coal Company

Ackerman, MS

662-387-5200

http://www.nacoal.com/operations/redhills.html

Missouri

Arrow Rock State Historic Site (salt; mining heritage; archaeological artifacts form

Boone’s Lick State Historic Site at visitors center)

Arrow Rock, MO

660-837-3330

http://mostateparks.com/park/arrow-rock-state-historic-site

Bates County Historical Society and Museum (coal; Mining heritage)

Butler, MO

660-679-0134

http://www.joplinmuseum.org/

Bonne Terre Mine (lead; mine tours; mining artifacts; mining machinery)

Bonne Terre, MO

573-358-2148; 888-843-3483

http://www.2dive.com/index.htm

Boone’s Lick State Historic Site (salt; salt furnaces; interpretive story boards; mining

heritage; archaeological artifacts are displayed at Arrow Rock State Historic Site)

Arrow Rock, MO

660-837-3330

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http://mostateparks.com/park/boones-lick-state-historic-site

Bussen Quarries, Inc. (limestone; underground storage; river terminal; by appointment;

weekdays only; groups of 20 or more)

St. Louis, MO

314-894-8777

http://www.bussenquarries.com/community/quarry-tours/

Coal Miner’s Museum/Novinger Log Homestead (coal; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Novinger, MO

660-488-5280

http://visitkirksville.com/history-heritage/

Doe Run Underground Mine Tour (lead; mine tour)

Museum of Westward Expansion

St. Louis, MO

877-982-1410

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/museum-of-westward-expansion.htm

Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (lead; zinc; mining heritage)

Joplin Museum Complex

Joplin, MO

417-623-1180

http://www.joplinmuseum.org/about.htm

Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining techniques;

mining heritage)

Joplin Museum Complex

Joplin, MO

417-623-2341

http://www.city-data.com/articles/Joplin-Museum-Complex-Joplin-MO-Mining.html

Fort Davidson State Historic Site (iron; specular hematite; mining heritage; iron works;

museum exhibits; interpretive story boards)

Pilot Knob, MO

573-546-3454

http://mostateparks.com/park/fort-davidson-state-historic-site

Granby Miners Museum (lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Granby, MO

417-472-3014

http://www.visitmo.com/granby-miners-museum.aspx or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Granby-Miners-

Museum/137781292960202?hc_location=timeline

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Henry County Museum and Cultural Center (coal; clay; mining artifacts; mining

heritage)

Clinton, MO

660-885-8414

http://henrycountymomuseum.org/

Historic Madison County Jail and Museum (lead; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Fredericktown, MO

573-783-2722 or 573-783-4085

https://www.facebook.com/HistoricMadisonCounty

Klondike Quarry (sandstone; abandoned quarry; mine ruins; interpretive sign boards)

Klondike Park, St. Charles County Parks and Recreation

St. Charles, MO

636-949-7535 (extension 6100 for more information)

http://parks.sccmo.org/parks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7; more

information at http://gorctrails.com/trails/klondike-park

Lexington Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage)

Lexington, MO

660-259-6313

http://www.visitlexingtonmo.com/index.cfm?Page=MuseumandCourthouse or

https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalMuseumOfLexingtonMissouri/

Limestone Experimental Mine (limestone; mine tour; mining equipment)

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

573-341-6406 or 573-341-4753

http://mining.mst.edu/research/depexpmine/

Lost History Museum of Valles Mines (lead; mining artifacts; preserved historic mining

town; smelter; mining heritage)

Valles Mines, MO

573-631-6875

http://www.vallesmines.com/

Maramec Spring Park (iron; hematite; ironworks; iron furnaces; iron mine; mining and

industrial relics)

St. James, MO

573-265-7124 or 573-265-3527

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maramec-Spring-Park/678752142173769?sk=info

or http://www.maramecspringpark.com/maramec/index.html

Marceline’s Railroad Story Museum (coal; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Walt Disney Hometown Museum

Marceline, MO

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660-376-3343

http://www.waltdisneymuseum.org/

Meramec Caverns (saltpeter aka potassium nitrate; mining heritage; Scouts program,

groups of 15 required)

Stanton, MO

573-468-2283

http://www.americascave.com/

Missouri Mines State Historic Site (lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts; mining heritage;

underground mining; mine buildings; ore milling process)

St. Joe State Park (see Fall Rocks! annual celebration)

Park Hills, MO

573-431-6226

http://www.mostateparks.com/park/missouri-mines-state-historic-site

Old Miners’ Days

Viburnum, MO

http://oldminersdays.com/

http://www.doerun.com/Contact/MineTourInformation.aspx

Ray County Museum & Genealogical Library (coal; mining heritage)

Richmond, MO

816-776-2305

https://www.facebook.com/RAYCOHISTORY or

http://www.richmondchamber.org/thingstodo.php

St. Clair Historical Museum (iron; lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts)

St, Clair, MO

636-629-3199 or 636-629-1889

http://www.stclairmo.com/museum/

Webb City Historical Society Clubhouse (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining artifacts;

mining heritage)

Webb City, MO

417-673-5866

http://www.webbcityhistoricalsociety.webs.com/

Willard Quarry Open House and quarry tours (aggregates; limestone; quarry tour)

Conco Quarries Incorporated

Willard, MO

417-742-3521

http://www.concocompanies.com/about-us/community-relations/

Montana

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Anselmo Mine Yard (copper; underground mine; mining technology; mining machinery;

mine buildings)

Butte, MT

406-723-7211

http://www.butteinfo.org/tourist/anselmo-mine-yard.html

Bannack State Park (gold; guided mill tour; mining techniques; mine ruins; mine

buildings; mining heritage)

Dillon, MT

406-834-3413

http://www.bannack.org/

Beaverhead County Museum (mining artifacts)

Dillon, MT

406-683-5027

http://beaverheadcountymuseum.org/

Belt Museum (coal; coal mine exhibit; mining heritage)

Belt, MT

406-277-3574

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=167

46 or http://centralmontana.com/listings/16746.htm

Berkeley Pit Overlook (copper; open pit mining, interpretive story boards)

Butte, MT

406-723-3177 or 1-800-735-6814

http://www.buttecvb.com/listing/the-berkeley-pit/

Broadwater County Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Townsend, MT

406-266-5252

http://www.townsendmt.com/chd_sec4pg13.asp or

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=3151

Carbon County Historical Society & Museum (coal; simulated coal and hard rock mines;

mining heritage; mines and oil self-guided tour of Carbon County)

Red Lodge, MT

406-446-3667

http://www.carboncountyhistory.com/

Garnet Ghost Town (gold; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage;

interpretive story boards; gold panning)

Missoula, MT

406-329-3914

http://www.garnetghosttown.net/ or http://southwestmt.com/listings/908.htm

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Granite County Museum & Cultural Center (silver; miner’s cabin; simulated underground

mine; mining artifacts; mining equipment and machinery; assay office; mining heritage)

Philipsburg, MT

406-859-3020

http://www.granitecountymuseum.com/

Granite Mountain Memorial Overlook (copper; mine-fire memorial; interpretive story

boards; mining heritage)

Granite Mountain Memorial

Butte, MT

406-723-3177 or 1-800-735-6814

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=136

54 or http://www.butteamerica.com/gmtn.htm

Heritage Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)

Libby, MT

406-293-7521

http://www.libbyheritagemuseum.org/

The History Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Great Falls, MT

406-452-3462

http://www.thehistorymuseum.org/

Jefferson County Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Clancy, MT

406-933-5463

http://www.jeffersoncounty-mt.gov/history/museumdirections.html

Jefferson Valley Museum (mining exhibits; mining heritage; mining equipment)

Whitehall, MT

406-287-3857

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=10894&siteid=

0 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-Valley-Museum/135336399827335

Libby Heritage Museum (see Heritage Museum)

Marcus Daly Museum (copper; smelting; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment)

Copper Village Museum & Arts Center

Anaconda, MT

406-563-2422

http://coppervillageartcenter.com/

Mineral County Museum (mining heritage)

Superior, MT

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406-822-3543 or 406-822-4626

http://www.mineralmtmuseum.com/

Mineral Museum (ore minerals; mining exhibit)

Butte, MT

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

406-496-4159

http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/museum/museum.asp

Montana Black Gold: Underground Coal Mining Communities, 1880–1950 traveling

exhibit (see Western Heritage Center)

Montana Ghost Towns: The Photography of Denes G. Istvanffy traveling exhibit (see

Western Heritage Center)

Museum of the Beartooths (mining heritage)

Columbus, MT

406-322-4588

http://museumofthebeartooths.com/

Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (coal; replica coal mine shaft; mining heritage)

Roundup, MT

406-323-1525 or 406-323-1662

http://www.mvhm.us/

Nevada City—Outdoor History Museum (see Virginia City Historic Site)

Nevada City & Music Hall (see Virginia City Historic Site)

Old Prison Museum (clay for brick; lime; limestone; prison quarries)

Deer Lodge, MT

406-846-3111

http://www.pcmaf.org/prison.htm

Orphan Girl Mine (see World Museum of Mining)

Peaks to Plains Museum (see Carbon County Historical Society & Museum)

Powder River Historical Museum and Mac’s Museum (Bucyrus-Erie steam shovel for

extracting coal and gravel)

Broadus, MT

406-436-2977 or 406-436-2753

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=3123&siteid=3

or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Powder-River-Historical-Museum/322661219570

Ravalli County Museum (mining heritage)

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Hamilton, MT

406-363-3338

http://www.brvhsmuseum.org/

River of Gold Mining exhibit (gold; garnet; gold panning; outdoor mining equipment

exhibit; Mount Vernon dredge; mining heritage)

Virginia City, MT

406-843-5247

http://www.virginiacitymt.com/gold.aspx

Savage Mine (coal; lignite; mine tours by appointment and exclusive to Scouting)

Westmoreland Savage Corporation

Savage, MT

406-798-3651

http://westmoreland.com/location/savage-mine-montana/

The Schoolhouse History & Art Center (coal; mining heritage; strip mining)

Colstrip, MT

406-748-4822

http://www.colstripshac.org/

Stevensville Historical Museum (mining heritage)

Stevensville, MT

406-777-1007

http://www.explorethebitterroot.com/history_museums/stevensville_historical_museum.p

hp or

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=841

Twin Bridges Historical Association Museum (mining heritage)

Twin Bridges, MT

406-684-5121

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=18919

Victor Heritage Museum (mining heritage)

Victor, MT

406-642-3997

http://victorheritagemuseum.org/

Virginia City Historic Site (gold-mining town preserved as living historic site)

Virginia City, MT

406-843-5247

http://www.virginiacitymt.com/

Western Heritage Center (mining equipment; mining heritage; traveling exhibits include

Montana Black Gold: Underground Coal Mining Communities, 1880–1950 and Montana

Ghost Towns: The Photography of Denes G. Istvanffy)

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Billings, MT

406-256-6809

http://www.ywhc.org/index.php?p=1

Westmoreland Savage Corporation (see Savage Mine)

World Museum of Mining (copper; underground mine tour; mining equipment,

machinery, and buildings; mining heritage)

Butte, MT

406-723-7211

http://www.miningmuseum.org

Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County (ore minerals; mining equipment mining

heritage)

Livingston, MT

406-222-4184

http://yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org/?wpjf3_mr_temp_access_key=uQOBl92AlyQYF

uIfP7Qr

Nebraska

Happy Jack Chalk Mine (diatomite; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Scotia, NE

308-245-3276

http://www.happyjackchalkmine.org/

Sand and Gravel Mine Overlook (sand and gravel aggregates; geocaching—use the web

site here t learn about sand and gravel mining; overlook is on a public area without

interpretive story boards, so take all the precautions found on the web page)

Kearny, NE

http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5CN2T_sand-and-gravel-mine-

overlook?guid=75515265-28e4-4e17-952f-c9665db58a5d

Smith Lime Kiln (lime; limestone; lime industry history)

Jefferson County Historical Society

Fairbury, NE

402-729-5131

http://www.fairbury.com/pages/history/lime_kiln.html

Smith Limekiln and Limestone House historical highway marker 121 (lime; limestone;

building stone)

Jefferson County Historical Society

Nebraska State Historical Society

Fairbury, NE, west on US 136

http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/smith_limekiln.htm

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Weeping Water Museum Complex (limestone; mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Weeping Water Valley Historical Society

Weeping Water, NE

402-267-2225

http://weepingwaterhistory.org/

Nevada

Beatty Museum & Historical Society (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mining

memorabilia; mining equipment; “Bullfrog Gold Rush”)

Beatty, NV

775-553-2303

http://www.beattymuseum.org/

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park (gold; silver; self-guided tour of mining ghost town of

Berlin; Diana Mine tour May through September; mill ruins, mining heritage; interpretive

story panels)

Austin, NV

775-964-2440

http://parks.nv.gov/parks/bi/

Best and Belcher Mine (see Ponderosa Mine Tour)

Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center (mining heritage; mining implements;

working model of a stamp mill)

Gardnerville, NV

775-782-2555

http://www.visitcarsonvalley.org/what-to-do/leisure-and-arts.html?sid=32:Museums-

Historic-Sites-and-Points-of-Interest or

http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/carson-valley-museum-and-cultural-

center/sieE033144140F5B60DB

Central Nevada Museum (gold; silver; ore minerals; miners’ cabins; mining equipment;

mining artifacts; mining heritage; stamp mill; mining machinery)

Tonapah, NV

775-482-9676

http://www.tonopahnevada.com/CentralNevadaMuseum/

Chollar Mine Tour (gold; silver; mine tour; mining equipment; mine machinery; mining

heritage)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-0155 or 775-560-0790

http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/mines-

aamp-mine-tours.html

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Churchill County Museum & Archives (rock and mineral collection; mining heritage;

mining equipment)

Fallon NV

775-423-3677

http://www.ccmuseum.org/index.php

Clark County Heritage Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)

Henderson, NV

702-455-7955

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/pages/clark-county-museum.aspx or

http://www.vegas.com/attractions/off-the-strip/clark-county-museum/

Comstock Gold Mill (gold; mine machinery; mineral processing; mining equipment;

narrated tour; mining heritage)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-0419

http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/mines-

aamp-mine-tours.html or http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/virginia-city-

museums/list-of-museums.html#comstock

Dayton Historic Society Museum (gold; mining heritage)

Dayton, NV

775-246-6316

http://daytonnvhistory.org/

Dayton State Park (gold; silver; mining heritage; Rock Point Mill ruins; interpretive story

panel)

Dayton, NV

775-687-5678

http://parks.nv.gov/parks/dayton-state-park/ or

http://www.stateparks.com/dayton_state_park_in_nevada.html

Diana Mine (gold; silver; see Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park)

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Austin, NV

775-964-2440

http://parks.nv.gov/parks/bi/

East Ely Railroad Depot Museum (copper; mining heritage)

Ely, NV

775-289-1663

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408

&Itemid=126

Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours (see Techatticup Mining Camp)

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Eureka Sentinel Museum (lead; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Eureka, NV

775-237-5010

http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/tourism/museum01.htm

Gold Quarry mine tour (gold; mine tour)

Newmont Mining Corporation

Carlin, NV

775-778-4068

http://www.newmont.com/north-america/nevada-mine-tours

Historic Fourth Ward School Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; interactive exhibit

about mining; mining memorabilia; abandoned mine issues; reclamation)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-0975

http://fourthwardschool.org/

Historical Techatticup Mining Camp (gold)

Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours

Eldorado Canyon, NV

702-291-0026

http://www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com/

Humboldt Museum (ore minerals; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Winnemucca, NV

775-623-2912

http://www.humboldtmuseum.org/

Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering (see W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral

Engineering)

Las Vegas Natural History Museum (ore minerals and mineral uses display)

Las Vegas, NV

702-384-3466

http://www.lvnhm.org/

Lincoln County Historical Museum (rock and mineral collection, mining tools; mining

heritage)

Pioche, NV

775-962-5207

http://travelnevada.com/discover/history-and-culture/museums/lincoln-county-historical-

museum

Marzen House Museum (gold; antique mining equipment; mining heritage)

Lovelock, NV

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775-273-7213 or 775-273-4949

http://travelnevada.com/discover/history-and-culture/museums/marzen-house-museum or

http://www.pershingcounty.net/county-services/marzen-house-museum.html

Million Dollar Courthouse (gold; lead; silver; zinc; mining exhibits)

Pioche, NV

775-962-5182

http://www.piochenevada.com/

Mineral County Museum (rock and mineral displays; mining equipment; mining heritage;

mining artifacts)

Hawthorne, NV

775-945-5142

http://web0.greatbasin.net/~mcmuseum/index.html or

http://web2.greatbasin.net/~mcmuseum/index.html

Nevada Historical Society Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Reno, NV

775-688-1190

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446

&Itemid=437 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-Historical-

Society/222667994385

Nevada State Museum, Carson City (ore minerals; mining heritage; underground silver

mine replica; mining artifacts)

Carson City, NV

775-687-4810

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=487

&Itemid=132 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-State-Museum/103688735342

Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas (mining heritage)

Las Vegas, NV

702-486-5202

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427

&Itemid=438 or https://www.facebook.com/nsmlv

Newmont Mining Corporation Gold Quarry (see Gold Quarry mine tour)

Newmont Mining Corporation Phoenix Mine (see Phoenix Mine mine tour)

Newmont Mining Corporation Twin Peaks Mine (see Twin Peaks Mine mine tour)

Northeastern Nevada Museum (gold; rocks and minerals exhibit; mining heritage; mining

videos)

Elko, NV

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775-738-3418

http://museumelko.org/

Phoenix Mine mine tour (copper; mine tour)

Newmont Mining Corporation

Battle Mountain, NV

775-635-6640

http://www.newmont.com/north-america/nevada-mine-tours

Ponderosa Mine Tour (gold; silver; underground mine tour; Best and Belcher Mine;

mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-7210

http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/mines-

aamp-mine-tours.html

Rockin’ & Rollin’ Geology Train (railroad and mining history excursion; ore samples;

mining heritage; Robinson Nevada Mining District; miner-style dinner)

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

East Ely, NV

1-866-407-8326 or 775-289-2085

http://www.nnry.com/pages/special.php

Searchlight Community Museum (mining heritage; recreated assay office; outdoor

mining exhibit)

Clark County Museum and Searchlight Musum Guild

Searchlight, NV

702-297-1682

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/pages/searchlight-museum.aspx or

http://www.searchlighthistoricmuseum.org/

Sparks Museum and Cultural Center (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment)

Sparks, NV

775-355-1144

http://sparksmuseum.org/

Techatticup Mining Camp (gold; silver; underground mine tour; Techatticup Millsite;

mining equipment; mining heritage; mine machinery; mining artifacts)

Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours

Searchlight, NV

702-291-0026

http://www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com/

Tonapah Historic Mining Park (silver; mining equipment; self-guided mine tour)

Tonapah, NV

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775-482-9274

http://www.tonopahhistoricminingpark.com/

Twin Peaks Mine mine tour (gold; mine tour)

Newmont Mining Corporation

Winnemucca, NV

775-385-2448

http://www.newmont.com/north-america/nevada-mine-tours

Virginia & Truckee .R. (silver; gold; 45-minute Historic Route with narration of

Nevada’s late 19th century mining boom)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-0380

http://www.virginiatruckee.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaTruckeeRailroad

W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum (ore minerals; mining

relics/artifacts; mining heritage)

Reno, NV

775-784-4528 http://www.mines.unr.edu/museum/

Ward Charcoal Ovens Historic State Park (charcoal; silver; mining heritage; interpretive

exhibits)

Ely, NV

775-289-1693

http://parks.nv.gov/parks/ward-charcoal-ovens-state-historic-park/

The Way It Was Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment)

Virginia City, NV

775-847-0766

http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/virginia-city-museums/list-of-

museums.html#8

White Pine Pubic Museum (copper; gold; lead; silver; copper ore minerals; steam-

powered drill rig; mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Ely, NV

775-289-4710

http://www.wpmuseum.org/ or

http://www.elynevada.net/thingstodo/Historical/wpmuseum.html

New Hampshire

Besaw Iron Furnace Interpretive Center (iron; octagonal iron furnace; mining and

industrial heritage; mining equipment; interpretive story boards)

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Franconia Heritage Museum Franconia, NH

603-823-5000

http://www.franconianh.org/iron-furnace.html, or http://www.franconianh.org/heritage-

museum.html

Epping Historical Society Museum (clay; brickmaking; brickmaking artifacts; mining

and industrial heritage; mining and industrial memorabilia)

Epping, NH

603-679-2944

http://www.speakupepping.com/historical.html or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Epping-Historical-Society/351703104873863 or

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1G2H_Epping_Historical_Society_Museu

m__Epping_NH

Franconia Heritage Museum (iron; Besaw iron furnace; mining and industrial heritage;

mining artifacts)

Franconia, NH

603-823-5000

http://www.franconianh.org/heritage-museum.html

The Little Nature Museum (rocks and minerals, including ore minerals, geology

program)

Warner, NH

603-746-6121

http://www.littlenaturemuseum.org/

Muster Field Farm Museum & Matthew Harvey Homestead Ice Day (ice harvest

demonstration; call for details and schedule)

North Sutton, NH

603-927-4276

http://www.musterfieldfarm.com/ or

https://www.facebook.com/MusterFieldFarmMuseum

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting tools; ice

house)

Tamworth, NH

603-323-7591 or 800-686-6117

http://remickmuseum.org/

Rockywold Deephaven Camp annual ice harvest (ice harvest; call for details and

scheduling)

Holderness, NH

603-968-3313

http://www.rdcsquam.com/about/ice_harvest.html

Ruggles mine (mica; feldspar; beryl; uranium)

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Grafton, NH

603-523-4275

http://www.rugglesmine.com/index.html

Stonewall Farm school program (ice harvesting; harvesting tools; harvesting techniques;

insulation principles)

Keene, NH

603-357-7278

http://www.stonewallfarm.org/forschools.php

New Jersey

Allaire State Park (see Historic Village at Allaire)

Allaire Village, Inc. (see Historic Village at Allaire)

Batsto Village (iron; mining heritage; ironworks and glassmaking video; iron ore pile;

iron ore boat; ice house; glassmaking artifacts)

Hammonton, NJ

609-561-0024

http://www.batstovillage.org/

Boonton Historical Society & Museum (iron; iron ore; slag sample; iron works ruins;

anthracite iron furnaces; walking tours; mining artifacts; mining and industrial heritage)

Boonton, NJ

973-402-8810

http://www.boonton.org/community/boonton-historical-society

Bridget Smith House Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mining

artifacts)

Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill

Mine Hill, NJ

973-659-9001

http://www.ferromonte.org/bsmithhouse.htm

Chester History Trail (iron; mining heritage)

Chester Historical Society (http://historicchesternj.com/home.html)

Chester, NJ

908-866-6717

http://historicchesternj.com/ourhistory/walkingtour.html

Dickerson Mine Preserve (iron; iron mine ruins; hiking and biking trail through

abandoned iron mine site; future plans call for the installation of interpretive panels; for

historical information contact Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill)

Mine Hill, NJ

973-366-9031

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https://www.facebook.com/DickersonMinePreserve or

https://www.facebook.com/MineHillTownshipNewJersey

Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill (see Bridget Smith House Museum)

Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House (iron; mining heritage; Splitrock Furnace; ...)

Historical Society of Rockaway Township

Rockaway Township, NJ

973-983-2841

http://www.rockawaytownship.org/Historical.cfmhttp://www.rockawaytownship.org/Hist

orical.cfm

Franklin Mineral Museum and Nature Center (zinc; fluorescent minerals collection; mine

replica; mining techniques; mineral collecting at mine dump; mining history; mineral

processing; check out the Scout program)

Franklin, NJ

973-827-3481

http://www.franklinmineralmuseum.com/index.htm

Historic Speedwell (iron; mining heritage; ironworks; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Morristown, NJ

973-285-6550

http://www.morrisparks.net/speedwell/home.html

Historic Village at Allaire (iron; blast furnace; interpretive story boards)

Farmingdale, NJ

732-919-3500

http://www.allairevillage.org/

Historical Society of Old Randolph (iron; ironmaking; recreated iron mine mining

heritage; mining artifacts; ice harvesting exhibit; ice house)

Randolph Museum (Brundage House)

Ironia, NJ

973-989-7095

http://www.randolphnj.org/about_randolph/historical_society

Historical Society of Rockaway Township (see Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House)

Howell Living History Farm (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting tools and equipment; ice

house)

Lambertville, NJ

609-737-3299

http://www.howellfarm.org/ShowProgram.aspx?Program=27

Jugtown Mountain Nature Preserve (iron; magnetite; mine ruins; ore dumps; rock pits)

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Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation

Asbury, NJ

973-782-1158

http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Jugtown/info.htm or

http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Jugtown/brochure.pdf

The King Store Museum (iron; bloomery iron exhibit; ice harvesting)

Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. (http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/trust.htm)

Ledgewood, NJ

973-927-7603

http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/trust-store.htm

Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum (ice harvesting; ice houses; ice harvesting tools; ice

harvesting artifacts; ice harvesting memorabilia; Ogden Mine Railroad)

Landing, NJ

973-398-2616

http://www.lakehopatconghistory.com/Home/

Long Pond Ironworks State Park (see Long Pond Ironworks Visitor Center/Museum)

Long Pond Ironworks Visitor Center/Museum (iron; ironworks guided tours; iron

furnaces; ironworks buildings and ruins; ice houses; ironworks artifacts; interpretive

displays)

Hewitt, NJ

973-657-1688 or 973-962-7031

http://longpondironworks.org/

Morris Museum (ore minerals of New Jersey; Franklin and Watchung Mountain minerals

display)

Morristown, NJ

973-971-3700

http://www.morrismuseum.org/

Mount Hope Historical Park (iron; mining heritage; self-guided hiking trail tour)

Wharton, NJ

973-829-8666

http://morrisparks.net/aspparks/mhmain.asp or

http://www.morristourism.org/disc_rev_war.php or

http://www.purdes.com/njhiking/hope/index.html

New Jersey State Museum (industrial minerals; ore minerals; iron ore minerals; zinc ore

minerals; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; check out the Scouting—Merit Badge

Days)

Trenton, NJ

609-292-6464

http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/index.html

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Oxford Iron Furnace and Engine House (iron; ironworks ruins; lime kilns)

Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission

Oxford, NJ

908-453-4381

http://wcchc.org/index.html

Randolph Museum (see Historical Society of Old Randolph)

Red Mill Museum Village (limestone quarry; lime; lime kilns; mine buildings; mining

artifacts; mining heritage; ice harvest; lead production; talc production; check out the

museum’s Scout program)

Clinton, NJ

908-735-4101

http://www.theredmill.org/

Rockaway Township Municipal Building (see Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House)

Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. (see The King Store Museum)

Speedwell Iron Works (see Historic Speedwell)

Sterling Hill Mining Museum (zinc; fluorescent minerals; underground mine tour; mining

techniques; drilling and blasting demonstration; mineral processing; mining equipment;

mining history)

Ogdensburg, NJ

973-209-7212

http://www.sterlinghill.org/

New Mexico

Alamogordo Museum of History (mining heritage; mining tools; display of rocks and

minerals of New Mexico; mining memorabilia)

Tularosa Basin Historical Society

Alamogordo, NM

575-434-4438

http://www.alamogordohistory.com/

Aztec Museum (coal; rock and mineral display; mining heritage; mining

Black Range Museum (gold; mining artifacts)

Hillsboro, NM

505-895-5233 or 505-985-5685

http://www.sierracountynewmexico.info/attractions/black-range-museum/

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Cerrillos Hills State Park (copper; iron; lead; silver; zinc; mining heritage; historic mine

ruins; interpretive story boards)

Cerrillos, NM

505-474-0196

http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/cerrilloshillsstatepark.html or

http://www.cerrilloshills.org/

Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum (turquoise; mining artifacts; mining history; mine

tour)

Cerrillos, NM

505-438-3008

http://www.casagrandetradingpost.com/cerrillosturquoiseminingmuseum

Chino Mine overlook (see Santa Rita Mine overlook)

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum (manganese; fluorite; mining heritage; mining

equipment)

Luna County Historical Society

Deming, NM

575-546-2382

http://www.lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com/

Geronimo Springs Museum (miner’s cabin; rock and mineral display; mining heritage;

mining industry relics)

Truth Or Consequences, NM

575-894-6600

http://geronimospringsmuseum.com/

Grants Mining Museum (see New Mexico Mining Museum)

The Little Red School House Museum (gold; silver; mining equipment; mining

machinery)

Red River Historical Society

Red River, NM

575-754-2366 (Chamber of Commerce), or 575-754-3030 and 1-877-574-1708 (Town

Hall)

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/redriverhistorical or http://www.redriver.org/schoolhouse or

http://www.redriver.org/history or http://www.redrivernewmexico.com/en/

Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum (rock and mineral collection; mining heritage;

mining artifacts)

Lordsburg, NM

575-542-9086 or 575-542-9864

http://www.lordsburghidalgocounty.net/museum.htm

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Madrid Old Coal Town Museum (coal; mining artifacts)

Madrid, NM

505-438--3780

http://www.themineshafttavern.com/madridmuseum.html

Miles Mineral Museum (rocks and minerals collection)

Eastern New Mexico University

Portales, NM

575-562-2651

http://www.enmu.edu/services/museums/miles-mineral/

Mogollon Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mining tools)

Mogollon Enterprises

Mogollon, NM

575-539-2015

http://www.mogollonenterprises.com/index.html or

http://www.mogollonenterprises.com/Mogollon-Flyer.pdf

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (uranium; uranium mine mockup,

uranium mining equipment; Geiger counter for uranium prospecting; mineral processing;

mine reclamation; mining memorabilia)

Albuquerque, NM

505-245-2137

http://www.nuclearmuseum.org/

New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Mineral Museum (minerals and

rocks collection; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Socorro, NM

575-835-5140

http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/museum/home.html

New Mexico History Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia;

photo archive)

Santa Fe, NM

505-476-5200

http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/index.php

New Mexico Mineralogical Museum (see New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral

Resources Mineral Museum)

New Mexico Mining Museum (uranium; self-guided,, simulated underground mine tour;

mining equipment; mining heritage; mine machinery)

Grants, NM

1-800-748-2142 or 505-287-4802

http://www.grants.org/MiningMuseum/tabid/220/Default.aspx

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History (minerals and rocks collection; economic

geology map; economic minerals map)

Albuquerque, NM

505-841-2800

http://nmnaturalhistory.org/

New Mexico Uranium Mining Museum (see New Mexico Mining Museum)

Old Coal Town Museum (see Madrid Old Coal Town Museum)

Philmont Scout Ranch (gold; gold panning, mine tours; mining heritage; interpretive

history; mining equipment)

Boy Scouts of America

Cimarron, NM

575-376-2281

http://www.philmontscoutranch.org/philmont.aspx

Pinos Altos Historical Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining tools; mining heritage;

mining memorabilia)

Pinos Altos, NM

575-388-1882

http://www.pinosaltos.org/great_businesses_and_destinations_in_Pinos_Altos.php?r=58,

vjegr or http://www.pinosaltos.org/images/Pinos_Altos_Guide.pdf

Pioneer Store Museum (silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; self-guided walking tour

of historic mining town of Chloride)

Chloride (Winston), NM

575-743-2736

http://www.pioneerstoremuseum.com/index.html

The Raton Museum (coal; rock and mineral collection; mining heritage; mining artifacts;

mining memorabilia)

Raton, NM

575-445-8979

http://www.theratonmuseum.org/

Red River Museum (see The Little Red School House Museum)

Rex Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Gallup, NM

505-863-1363

http://ggsc.wnmu.edu/mcf/museums/rex.html or

http://www.gallupnm.gov/index.aspx?NID=208 (web sites are not official, but some

information is still useful)

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Santa Rita (Chino) Mine overlook (copper; interpretive story boards)

Story Board photos and narration by Silver City Museum

Hanover, NM, east on New Mexico Highway 152

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/tour/landmarks/chino_mine/home.html

Silver City Clay Festival (clay; ceramics; uses of clay; mining heritage; factory tour)

Silver City, NM

575-538-5560

http://www.clayfestival.com/

Silver City Museum (silver; copper; mining heritage; assaying artifacts; mining gear;

mining memorabilia)

Silver City, NM

575-538-5921 or 1-877-777-7947

http://www.silvercitymuseum.org/

Turquoise Museum (turquoise; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining techniques)

Albuquerque, NM

505-247-8650

http://www.turquoisemuseum.com/

Western New Mexico University Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia; reproduction of an Assayer’s office; ceramics)

Silver City, NM

575-538-6386

http://www.wnmumuseum.org/index.html

Tyrone Mine reclamation overlook (copper; mine reclamation; interpretive story boards;

mining process; mining heritage; sustainability)

Along highway 90 south of Tyrone, NM

There is no official web site for the overlook itself, but you may find some information

at: http://www.fcx.com/sd/pdf/brochure/reclamation_NewMexico.pdf

The Freeport-McMoRan web site has information bout the Tyrone Mine at:

http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_NewMexico_Tyrone.htm

White Oaks Miners Home & Tool Shed Museum (gold; coal; mining heritage; mining

tools; Miner’s Day Celebration 1st Saturday in June)

White Oaks, NM

575-648-2363

http://www.aviewofamerica.com/NewMexico/Museums/whiteoaksminersmuseum.htm

New York

Adirondack History Center Museum (iron; dimension stone; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Essex County Historical Society

Elizabethtown, NY

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518-873-6466

http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/index.html

Adirondack Museum (garnet; graphite; iron; titanium; wollastonite; mining heritage;

mining equipment; mining artifacts; interpretive story boards)

Blue Mountain Lake, NY

518-352-7311

http://www.adkmuseum.org/

The Burden Iron Works Museum (iron; industrial heritage; iron works equipment; iron

and steel products; please call ahead)

Troy, NY

518-274-5267

http://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/PhotoGallery/Burden.aspx or

http://hudsonmohawkgateway.org/BIWMWhatIsIt.html

The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane Mine (limestone; cement

manufacture; mining and industrial heritage; mine ruins; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia; mining methods)

The Century House Historical Society

Rosendale, NY

845-658-9900

http://www.centuryhouse.org/

Copake Iron Works Museum (iron blast furnace; iron ore pit; interpretive story boards;

mining and industrial artifacts; mining and industrial equipment)

Taconic State Park

Copake Falls, NY

518-329-3993

http://www.parks.ny.gov/parks/83/details.aspx or http://www.friendsoftsp.org/ or

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofTSP

Garnet Mine Tours (garnet; mine tour; mine history; gem cutting; mineral collecting)

North River, NY

518-251-2706

http://garnetminetours.com/

Granite Knolls Park (granite; hiking trails traverse mine ruins, mining equipment;

abandoned shallow quarries; there is no evidence for interpretive story boards on marked

trails; there is no visitors center)

Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department

Yorktown Heights, NY

914-245-4650 (Parks Department)

http://www.yorktownny.org/community/granite-knolls-park or

http://www.nynjtc.org/park/granite-knolls-park

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Hanford Mills Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting techniques; ice harvesting tools

and equipment; ice house)

Ice Harvest Festival

East Meredith, NY

607-278-5744

http://www.hanfordmills.org/programs-at-hanford-mills-museum/events/ice-harvest/

Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals (American Museum of natural History)

New York, NY

212-769-5100

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/earth-and-planetary-sciences-

halls/harry-frank-guggenheim-hall-of-minerals

Haverstraw Quarry tour (trap rock; aggregates; quarry tour)

Tilcon New York, Inc.

Haverstraw, NY

845-638-3594

http://www.tilconny.com/location.htm?Stone-Quarry-Haverstraw-New-York-Rockland-

County-NY-4

HEPCO Quarries, Inc. (bluestone; dimension stone; quarry tour; please call ahead to

make arrangements)

Windsor, NY (quarry)

West Chester, PA (retail stone yard)

484-614-6680

http://www.hepcoquarries.com/index.html

Iron Center Museum (iron; magnetite; mining heritage; mining methods; mineral

processing; historic mine structures; mining equipment; mine locomotive; iron ore

loadout; interpretive story boards; mining artifacts; mine models/dioramas; mining

memorabilia)

Port Henry, NY

518-546-3587

http://www.porthenrymoriah.com/visit/attractions/iron-center-museum or

http://www.lakestolocks.org/content/the-iron-center-museum/ltlEE1DD5D0810413954

or http://www.lakechamplainregion.com/recreation/heritage/iron-center-museum

Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts;

mining equipment; iron mine diorama; mining memorabilia)

Lyon Mountain, NY

518-735-4314

http://lyonmountain.bloatedtoe.com/museum.php

Millers Mills Grange (annual ice harvest; web site has ice harvesting videos)

West Winfield, NY

315-822-5283 or 315-822-6860

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http://millersmillsny.webs.com/ice-harvest

Mohegan Quarries (see Sylvan Glen Park Preserve)

Natural Cement Historic District (see The Century House Historical Museum and The

Widow Jane Mine)

New York State Museum (ore minerals; minerals collection; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining tools; minerals and their uses)

Albany, NY

518-474-5877

https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/

Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum (see Quarryman’s Museum)

Penfield Homestead Museum (iron; mining and industrial heritage; iron working; ice

house; ice harvesting; ice harvesting artifacts; and "ice harvesting memorabilia)

Crown Point, NY

518-597-3804

http://www.penfieldmuseum.org/

Quarryman’s Museum (bluestone; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining equipment;

mining heritage)

Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum

Saugerties, NY

845-246-3400

http://www.opus40.org/quarrymans-museum/

Salt Museum (salt; salt works; brine salt; solar salt; salt making methods; salt making

equipment; salt making artifacts)

Onondago Lake Park, Onondago County Parks

Liverpool, NY

315-453-6715 or 315-453-6712

http://onondagacountyparks.com/salt-museum/

Slate Valley Museum (slate; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mine

machinery; mining methods; mineral processing; mining tools; geology of slate; uses of

slate)

Granville, NY

518-642-1417

http://www.slatevalleymuseum.org/

Snyder Estate Museum (see The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane

Mine)

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Snyder state Natural Cement Historic District (see The Century House Historical

Museum and The Widow Jane Mine)

Sylvan Glen Park Preserve (granite; mining tools; Mohegan Quarry mine ruins; mining

equipment; abandoned quarries and workings; hiking trails traverse quarry workings and

ruins; interpretive story panels along the marked trails)

Yorktown parks and Recreation Department

Yorktown Heights (or Mohegan Lake), NY

914-245-4650 (Parks Department)

http://www.yorktownny.org/community/sylvan-glen-park-preserve or

http://www.nynjtc.org/park/sylvan-glen-park-preserve

Ticonderoga Heritage Museum (graphite; iron; graphite mining)

Ticonderoga, NY

518-585-2696

https://sites.google.com/site/ti2heritagemuseum/ or

https://www.facebook.com/TiHeritageMuseum

Tilcon New York, Inc. quarry tour (see Haverstraw Quarry tour)

Tully Area Historical Society Ice Harvest Festival (ice harvesting demonstrations,

annually)

Tully, NY

315-696-4681

http://www.tullyareahistorical.com/Ice_Harvest_Festival.html

Widow Jane Mine (see The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane

Mine)

North Carolina

Aurora Fossil Museum (phosphate; mine room, mine geology; video)

Aurora, NC

252-322-4238

http://www.aurorafossilmuseum.com/

Bon Ami Mine (see Emerald Village, or North Carolina Mining Museum and Bon Ami

Mine)

Carl J. McEwen Historic Village (gold; gold assay office; mining heritage)

Mint Hill, NC

704-573-0726

http://www.minthillhistory.com/

Catawba County Historical Association (see History Museum of Catawba County)

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Colburn Earth Science Museum (gold; economic minerals; minerals and rocks exhibits;

mining artifacts; simulated underground mine; history of mining in North Carolina)

Asheville, NC

828-254-7162

http://colburnmuseum.org/

Crabtree Emerald Mine (see Emerald Village)

Cranberry Mine Highway Historical Marker (iron; mining heritage)

North of Cranberry on US 19 East at NC 194

http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=N-6

Egypt Coal Mine Highway Historical Marker (coal; mining heritage)

Northwest of Sanford along US 421 at SR 1400 (Cumnock Road)

http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?sp=search&sv=H-41

Emerald Village (feldspar; emerald; mineral collecting; gold panning; Bon Ami Mine

self-guided tour; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Little Switzerland, NC

828-765-6463

http://www.emeraldvillage.com/

Endor Iron Furnace (iron; mining heritage; planned restored iron furnace)

Railroad House Historical Association, Inc.

Sanford, NC

919-776-7479

http://www.endorfurnace.org/Home_Page.html

Endor Iron Works Highway Historical Marker (iron; mining heritage)

South of Cumnock along US 421 at SR 1400 (Cumnock Road)

http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-102

Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum (gems and minerals exhibits; minerals used to make

glass exhibit)

Franklin, NC

828-369-7831

http://www.fgmm.org/

Gold Hill Mines Historic Park (gold; assay office; mining artifacts; mining heritage;

mining memorabilia; mining machinery; powder house; guided tours; mine shafts; ore

mill)

Historic Gold Hill

Gold Hill, NC

704-267-9439 or 704-279-5777

http://www.historicgoldhill.com/index.htm

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Historic Gold Hill (see Gold Hill Mines Historic Park)

History Museum of Catawba County (clay; pottery; annual pottery festival; clay and iron

source materials in collections)

Catawba County Historical Association

Newton, NC

828-465-0383

http://www.catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_history.php

Isinglass Village (mica; gems; gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining artifacts;

mica products)

Spruce Pine; NC

828-766-6422

http://www.isinglassvillage.com

Lincoln County Historical Association (iron; mining and industrial heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia; Madison-Derr Iron Furnace)

Lincolnton, NC

704-748-9090

http://www.lincolncountyhistory.com/index.html or

http://www.lincolncountyhistory.com/projects/madison.html

Madison-Derr Iron Furnace (see Lincoln County Historical Association)

McKinney Mine (see Emerald Village)

Moratock Iron Furnace and Park (iron; historic iron furnace; historical marker;

interpretive story board)

Danbury, NC

336-593-2415 (Stokes County Public Works Department)

336-593-8165 (Stokes County Recreation Department)

336-593-2002 (Danbury City Manager)

http://www.hangingrock.com/things-to-do/ or

http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=J-98 or

http://www.northcarolinamuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=

159&Itemid=154

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (granite; mining heritage)

Mount Airy, NC

336-786-4478

http://www.northcarolinamuseum.org/

Museum of Ashe County History, Inc. (charcoal; copper; feldspar; iron; magnetite; mica;

soapstone; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining memorabilia;

wrought iron bloom; mining video; planned: underground mine replica, mine diorama)

Jefferson, NC

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336-846-1904

http://www.ashehistory.org or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Museum-of-Ashe-

County-History/137909949588805

Museum of North Carolina Minerals (high purity quartz; gems and minerals exhibit;

mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Spruce Pine, NC

828-765-2761

http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/museum-of-north-carolina-minerals-mp-331.htm

or http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/attractions-destinations/museum-of-north-carolina-

minerals

Museum of the Waxhaws (gold; gold panning and mining demonstrations; replica of a

mule-driven arrastra)

Waxhaw, NC

704-843-1832

http://museumofthewaxhaws.org/

North Carolina Granite Corporation quarry (granite; quarry observation deck; granite

samples and quarry history available at quarry office)

Mount Airy, NC

1-800-227-6242

http://www.ncgranite.com/granite-supplier-mount-airy.html

North Carolina Mining Museum and Bon Ami Mine (feldspar; self-guided underground

tour)

Emerald Village, NC

828-765-6463

http://www.emeraldvillage.com/default.htm

Reed Gold Mine National Historic Landmark (gold; stamp mill demonstration; gold

panning; mining heritage)

Midland, NC

704-721-4653

http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/reed.htm

Wells Fargo History Museum (gold; gold nuggets; gold mining heritage; recreated

underground mine tunnel)

Charlotte, NC

704-715-1866

http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/charlotte/

Wilcox Iron Works (iron; historical marker)

Vernon Springs, NC

http://ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-24

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North Dakota

Beulah Mine (coal; lignite; guided mine tour by appointment)

Westmoreland Coal Company

Beulah, ND

701-873-3901 or 701-873-4333

http://westmoreland.com/location/beulah-mine-north-dakota/

Binek Coal Mine exhibit (coal; coal mine tunnel entrance reproduction; mining

equipment; interpretive story board)

Prairie Outpost Park, Dickinson Museum Center

Dickinson, ND

701-456-6225

http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/what-we-do/prairie-outpost-park/coal-mine/ or

http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/what-we-do/prairie-outpost-park/

Buckstop Junction Coal Mine Camp (coal; mining heritage; mining machines; mine

shaft; scale house)

Missouri Valley Historical Society

Bismarck, ND

701-250-8575

http://www.buckstopjunction.org/ or

http://www.ndtourism.com/bismarck/attractions/buckstop-junction

Center Mine (coal; lignite; guided mine tours)

BNI Coal, Inc.

Center, ND

701-794-8734

http://www.bnicoal.com/index.htm or http://www.ndtourism.com/center/wind-farms-

mines-power-plants/center-mine

Custer Mine Overlook (coal; mine reclamation; mining heritage; interpretive story boards

at north end)

aka Custer Mine Interpretive Site

Garrison, ND

701-463-7400

http://www.garrisonnd.com/_old-pages/tourim-visitors-info/attractions/custer-mine-

overlook/ or http://www.garrisonnd.com/_old-pages/tourim-visitors-

info/attractions/custer-mine-overlook/

Dakota Gasification Company Great Plains Synfuels Plant tour (see Great Plains

Synfuels Plant)

Falkirk Mining Company (coal; lignite; guided mine tours by appointment

Falkirk Mining Company (North American Coal Corporation)

Underwood, ND

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701-442-5751

http://www.nacoal.com/operations/FalkirkMine.shtml or

http://www.ndtourism.com/underwood/wind-farms-mines-power-plants/falkirk-mine

Freedom Mine (lignite, mine tour weekdays only by appointment)

Coteau Properties Company (North American Coal Corporation)

Beulah, ND

701-873-2281

http://www.nacoal.com/operations/Coteau_freedomfacts_b1FD0.pdf#1FD0.pdf

Great Plains Synfuels Plant (coal; natural gas; guided tours of coal gasification plant by

appointment)

Dakota Gasification Company

Beulah, ND

701-873-6667

http://www.dakotagas.com/News_Center/Tours/index.html

North Dakota Heritage Center (see North Dakota State Museum)

North Dakota State Museum (Inspiration Gallery, Yesterday and Today: coal; lignite;

mining heritage; underground and surface mining; mine reclamation; mining equipment;

mining machinery; dragline model; mining memorabilia. Adaptation Gallery, Geologic

Time: geology of the formation of coal deposits)

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Bismarck, ND

701-328-2666

http://history.nd.gov/index.html

River Aggregates, LLC (scoria; river gravel; aggregates; crushed stone; construction

sand; mine reclamation; quarry tour only by appointment exclusive to BSA Scouts)

Alexander, ND

701-577-9000

http://www.riveraggregatesllc.com/

Westmoreland Coal Company (see Beulah Mine

Ohio

American Industrial Mining Co. (coal; restored mining machinery and equipment; mining

heritage; demonstrations by appointment exclusive to Scouting; check events on their

web site for public demonstrations)

Buckeye Lake, OH

614-746-0771

http://americanindustrialmining.com/

Amherst Historical Society (see The Sandstone Museum Center)

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Ashtabula Maritime Museum (ore boats; working scale model of a Hulett Ore Unloading

Machine; harbor view for viewing lake boats unloading coal and iron ore)

Ashtabula, OH

440-997-5370 or 440-964-6847

http://www.ashtabulamarinemuseum.org/index.html

Athens County Historical Society and Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Athens, OH

740-592-2280

http://athenshistory.org/

Big Muskie Bucket and Miners’ Memorial Park (coal; dragline bucket; mining heritage;

miners’ memorial)

McConnelsville, OH

740-732-5288

http://www.noblecountyohio.com/muskie.html

Buckeye Furnace State Memorial (iron; limestone; reconstructed iron furnace; self-

guided tour; video “The Early Iron Industry of Ohio;” interpretive story boards; industrial

and mining heritage; slag wheel)

Wellston, OH

740-384-3537

http://buckeyefurnace.com/index.html

Byesville Coal Miners and Train Museum (coal; mining heritage; Coal Miners Memorial

Statue)

Byesville Scenic Railway, Inc.

Byesville, OH

1-800-933-5480 or 740-432-2022

http://www.bsrw.org/

Cherry Valley Coke Ovens (coal; coke; mining and industrial heritage; historical marker /

interpretive story panel)

E. Main Street

Leetonia, OH

http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/category/212

Cleveland Museum of Natural History (ore minerals; synthetic industrial minerals;

building stone identification)

Cleveland, OH

216-231-4600

https://www.cmnh.org/

The Coal Museum (see Harrison County History of Coal Museum)

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Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Marine Museum (iron ore; limestone; rock salt; sand;

mining and marine heritage; ore docks)

Fairport harbor, OH

440-354-4825

http://fairportharbor.org/tourism/lighthouse-marine-museum/

Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve (flint; mining heritage; mining

implements; preserved flint quarry pit and diorama; uses and tools of flint; flint

commerce; flint knapping; historical marker; Scout camp-overs, ask about nearby flint

quarrying)

Ohio History Connection Site managed by Licking Valley Heritage Society

Glenford, OH

740-787-2476 or 1-800-283-8707 (weekends)

https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/flint-ridge-quarries

Flint Ridge State Memorial (see Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve)

Guernsey County History Museum (coal; mining heritage; replica of a coal mine)

Guernsey County Historical Society

Cambridge, OH

740-439-5884

http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/directory/discover/attractions/guernsey-county-

historical-museum.html or

https://www.facebook.com/GuernseyHistory/info?tab=overview

Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park (coal; aggregates; industrial minerals; mine

machinery; surface mining methods; mining heritage)

Cadiz, OH

740-942-1102

http://www.hcrhp.org/

Harrison County History of Coal Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining tools; mining

memorabilia; dragline model; mining video; mining methods; mining equipment; mine

safety)

Cadiz, OH

740-942-2623

http://www.harrisoncountyohio.org/coalmuseum/

History of Coal Museum (see Harrison County History of Coal Museum)

Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker /

interpretive story panel)

High Street (Ohio Route 13)

Glouster, OH

http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=15573 or

http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/browse/

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The Hocking Valley Coal Strike 1884–1885 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker /

interpretive story panel)

Fort Street south of East Washington Street (Public Square)

Nelsonville, OH

http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=37019 or

http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/category/57

Hope Furnace (iron; mining heritage; iron furnace ruins; interpretive story board; see

more information at nature center)

Lake Hope State Park

McArthur, OH

740-596-4938

http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/lakehope or http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/lakehope

Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest (iron; several iron furnace ruins; mining and

industrial heritage; interpretive story boards/historic marker)

Ironton Ranger District

Pedro, OH

740-534-6500

https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_005849.pdf or

http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wayne/home

Kelleys Island Historical Association Museum (dimension stone; ice; lime; limestone; ice

harvesting; mining heritage; mining and harvesting artifacts; mining equipment; mining

and harvesting memorabilia; limestone quarry diorama)

Kelleys Island, OH

419-746-2399

http://www.kelleysislandhistorical.org

Lake Hope State Park (see Hope Furnace)

Lakeside Sand & Gravel Annual Open House (sand and gravel; antique and modern mine

machines; mine tour; mining heritage)

Mantua, OH

330-274-2569

http://www.lakesidesandgravel.com/annual-open-house/

Lillian E. Jones Museum (coal; glass sand; iron; mining and industrial heritage; mining

and industrial memorabilia; mining and industrial artifacts; Pig Iron Day in August)

Jackson, OH

740-286-2556

http://www.jonesmuseum.com/

The Logan Clay Products Company (clay; shale; clay pipe plant tour)

Logan, OH

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740-385-2184 or 1-800-848-2141

http://www.loganclaypipe.com/pp_planttour.html

Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum (ore hopper; stone quarry side dump car; industrial

and mining heritage)

Bellevue, OH

419-483-2222

http://www.madrivermuseum.org/index.html

Maritime Museum of Sandusky (coal; ice; coal docks; coal carriers; ice harvesting; ice

harvesting equipment and tools; ice harvesting video; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice

harvesting heritage)

Sandusky, OH

419-624-0274

http://www.sanduskymaritime.org/index.html

Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage Museum

Melcher, OH

641-947-5651

http://findareainfo.com/Melcher-Coal%20Museum.htm

Millfield Coal Mine Disaster, November 5, 1930 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker

/ interpretive story panel; site left as is in remembrance of the deceased)

Millfield-Jacksonville Road (County Route 27)

Millfield, OH

http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=15611 or

http://www.forgottenoh.com/Explosion/explosion.html

Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 disaster Nov. 5, 1930 (coal; mining heritage; mine structure

ruins; historical marker / interpretive story panel)

Main Street (County Route 93)

Millfield, OH

http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=15614

Miners’ Memorial Park (see Big Muskie Bucket and Miners’ Memorial Park)

Murray City, Ohio Train Depot and Coal Mining Museum (coal; mining artifacts; mining

heritage; coal miners memorial; mining memorabilia)

Murray City, OH

740-762-2208 or 740-762-2521

http://murraycitydepot.com/murraytrain2.htm or

https://www.facebook.com/MurrayCityDepot

National Museum of the Great Lakes (coal/iron ore Museum Ship S.S. Col. James M.

Schoonmaker; ship tours; industrial and mining heritage)

Toledo, OH

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419-214-5000

http://www.inlandseas.org/

New Straitsville History Museum (clay; coal; brick making; mining heritage; Robinson’s

Cave, miners’ union organizing; interpretive story board)

New Staritsville, OH

740-394-1014 or 740-394-3011

http://littlecitiesofblackdiamonds.org/pages/visitors/robinsonscave.html

Ohio Train Depot and Coal Mining Museum (see Murray City, Ohio Train Depot and

Coal Mining Museum)

The Sandstone Museum Center (sandstone; industrial and mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining machinery; quarry water tower; mining memorabilia; sandstone

architecture)

Amherst Historical Society

Amherst, OH

440-988-7255

http://www.amhersthistoricalsociety.org/index.html

Sandusky Maritime Museum (see Maritime Museum of Sandusky)

Tyler Mahoning History Center (coal; mining heritage; archival library)

Mahoning Valley Historical Society

Youngstown, OH

330-743-2589 or 330-941-3409

http://mahoninghistory.org/tyler-history-center/

Vesuvius Iron Furnace (see Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest or

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wayne/specialplaces/?cid=fsm9_006044)

Wayne National Forest (see Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest)

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (coal; iron; steel; industrial and

mining heritage; industrial and mining memorabilia)

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

1-800-262-6137

https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/youngstown-historical-center-

of-industry-and-labor or

http://web.ysu.edu/gen/class/Youngstown_Historical_Center_of_Industry_and_Labor_m

338.html

Oklahoma

Bartlesville Area History Museum

Bartlesville, OK

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918-338-4290

http://www.bartlesvillehistory.com/

Broken Arrow Historical Society Museum

Broken Arrow, OK

918-258-2616

http://bahs.squarespace.com/

Coal County Historical & Mining Museum

Coalgate, OK

580-927-2360

http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.1634

http://minersmuseum.blogspot.com/

D.W. Correll Museum

Catoosa, OK

918-266-3612

http://www.cityofcatoosa.org/index.php/d-w-correll-museum

Dobson Museum (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining heritage; models of mine buildings;

mining photos)

Ottawa County Historical Society

Miami, OK

918-542-5388

http://www.dobsonmuseum.com/

Elsing Museum

Tulsa, OK

918-495-6262

http://www.oru.edu/the_elsing_museum/

Evans Lake McCurtain City Park (see San Bois Coal Company Mine Explosion

Memorial)

Gold Belle Mine and Milling Co. (roadside historic site)

near Roosevelt, OK

http://www.blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=761

Haskell County Museum (coal; mining heritage)

Haskell County Historical Society

Stigler, OK

918-967-2161

http://haskellok.tripod.com/index.html

J. G. Puterbaugh House

McAlester, OK

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918-423-0314

http://www.mcalester.org/custom2.asp?pageid=2086

http://www.cityofmcalester.com/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=23

Krebs Heritage Museum

Krebs, OK

918-426-0377

http://www.krebsmuseum.com/index.html

Leonardo’s Children Museum & Adventure Quest (hands-on exhibit of rocks and

minerals including ore minerals)

Glen McDaniel 750-Specimens Rock Medley

Enid, OK 73701

580-233-2787

http://www.leonardos.org/

Lutie Coal Miners Museum

Wilburton, OK

918-465-6951

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oklchgs/museum.html

McAlester Building Foundation (Coal Miner’s Museum)

McAlester, OK

918-423-2932

http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.4952

http://www.mcalester.org/custom2.asp?pageid=2086

Pioneer Coal Miner Memorial and “wall of memories” (located at Chadick Park: coal;

mining heritage; mine safety)

McAlester, OK

918-421-4922

http://www.cityofmcalester.com/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=23

Pittsburgh County Genealogy & Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage)

McAlester, OK

918-426-0388

http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.16648

http://www.pittsburgcogenealogical.org/

San Bois Coal Company Mine Explosion Memorial (coal; mine safety; mining heritage)

Evans Lake McCurtain City Park

McCurtain City, OK

918-967-2161

http://haskellok.tripod.com/id124.html

Twin Cities Heritage Museum

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Hartshorne, OK

918-297-7220

http://cityofhartshorneok.com/Museum.php

http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.12483

Oregon

Baker Heritage Museum

Baker City, OR

541-523-9308

http://www.bakerheritagemuseum.com/

Bohemia Gold Mining Museum (gold; ore samples; mining artifacts; mining heritage;

mining machinery)

Cottage Grove, OR

541-942-5022

http://www.bohemiagoldminingmuseum.com/ or

http://bohemiaminingdays.org/index.php/bohemia-gold-mining-museum

Grant County Historical Museum

Canyon City, OR

541-575-0362 (during season); 541-575-0509 (in season)

http://www.ortelco.net/~museum/

Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

John Day, OR

1-800-551-6949 or 541-575-2800

http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=5

Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area

Sumpter, OR

1-800-551-6949 or 541-894-2486

http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=174

Pennsylvania

American Industrial Mining Co. (coal; restored mining machinery and equipment; mining

heritage; demonstrations by appointment exclusive to Scouting; check events on their

web site for public demonstrations)

Brownsville, PA

614-571-7245

http://americanindustrialmining.com/

Anthracite Heritage Museum & Iron Furnaces (anthracite coal; iron; iron furnaces;

mining and industrial heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mine locomotive;

coal wagon)

Scranton, PA

570-963-4804

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http://www.anthracitemuseum.org

Berwind-White Mine 40 Historic District (see Eureka Mine 40 Overlook)

Buena Vista Furnace Historic Site

Blairsville, PA

724-463-8636

http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/bvf/bvf.html

Burkholder Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Burkholder Quarry)

Carnegie Museum of Natural History (coal; fluorite; iron-bearing minerals hematite and

goethite; manganite; mining equipment; mining tools; locality mineral suites and their

influence on geology, culture and history; ‘Stratavator’ stop includes a coal mine; ancient

coal forest; exhibit called “The Minerals That Made Pittsburgh”)

Benedum Hall of Geology

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

Pittsburgh, PA

412-622-3391 or 412-622-3131

http://www.carnegiemnh.org/

Coal and Coke Heritage Center Museum

Lemont Furnace, PA

724-430-4160

http://www.fe.psu.edu/Information/Community/31281.htm

Cornwall Iron Furnace (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage; restored iron

furnace; restored industrial complex; Minersvillage)

Cornwall, PA

717-272-9711

http://www.cornwallironfurnace.org/

Denver Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Denver Quarry)

Eckley Miners’ Village Mining Museum (anthracite coal; mining heritage; period re-

enactors)

Weatherly, PA

570-636-2070

http://www.eckleyminers.org/

Eliza Furnace Historic Site

Vintondale, PA

724-463-8636

http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/ef/ef.html

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Eureka Mine 40 Overlook (coal; mining heritage; interpretive story boards; ‘coal patch’

town; ‘boney pile’)

Berwind-White Mine 40 Historic District

Scalp Level, PA

814-659-3465

http://thestonycreek.com/driving_mine40_1.shtml or

http://www.echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&It

emid=14

Ghost Town Trail

Indiana, PA

724-463-8636

http://www.indianacountyparks.org/trails/gtt/gtt.html

Greenwood Furnace State Park (iron; remains of iron furnace; industrial and mining

heritage; self-guided walking tour; visitor center with interpretive displays; interpretive

story boards)

Huntingdon, PA

814-667-1800

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/greenwoodfurnace/index.htm

HEPCO Quarries, Inc. (bluestone; dimension stone; quarry tour; please call ahead to

make arrangements)

West Chester, PA (retail stone yard)

Windsor, NY (quarry)

484-614-6680

http://www.hepcoquarries.com/index.html

Honey Brook Quartzite Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Honey Brook Quarry)

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage;

guided and self-guided tours; blast furnace ruins)

Elverson, PA

610-582-8773

http://www.nps.gov/hofu/index.htm

Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting tools and

equipment; ice harvesting videos; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice factory tour)

Lakeville, PA

570-226-6246

http://www.sculptediceworks.com/home.htm

Indiana County Historical Museum

Indiana, PA

724-463-9600

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/museum.shtml

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Joanna Furnace (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage; restored iron furnace

complex)

Hay Creek Valley Historical Association

Geigertown, PA

610-286-0388

http://www.haycreek.org/index.htm

Lackawana Coal Mine, McDade Park (anthracite coal; guided underground mine tour;

mining equipment; mining techniques; mining heritage; mining video; mine safety)

Scranton, PA

800-238-7245 or 570-963-6463

http://www.lackawannacounty.org/index.php/attractions/coal-mine

Limeville Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Limeville Quarry)

Martin Limestone Inc. Block Manufacturing Plant (concrete; group quarry tour; group

tour of concrete block manufacturing plant))

New Holland, PA

1-800-543-3860 (sales and dispatch); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Burkholder Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour; group asphalt

plant tour)

Ephrata, PA

1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1358 (asphalt plant); 717-354-1300 (East Earl,

PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Denver Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour; group asphalt plant

tour)

Denver, PA

1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-335-4539 (asphalt plant); 717-354-1300 (East Earl,

PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Honey Brook Quarry (quartzite; sand; group quarry tour)

Honey Brook, PA

1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Limeville Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour)

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Gap, PA

1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Narvon Mine & Processing Facility (clay; group mine and facility

tour)

Narvon, PA

1-877-463-4353 (mine and processing facility); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate

office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Martin Limestone Inc. Weaverland Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour)

New Holland, PA

1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)

http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours

%20&%20Education

Mine 40 Overlook (see Eureka Mine 40 Overlook)

Miners’ Memorial Day Festival (coal; mining heritage)

Held annually on Father’s Day Weekend

Windber, PA

814-467-6680

http://echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=238&Itemid

=490 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windber-Miners-Memorial-Day-

Weekend/610602222338222

Miners’ Park (coal; Miners’ Memorial Day Festival; miners memorial monuments;

mining heritage; Windber Coal Heritage Center)

Windber, PA

814-467-6680

http://www.echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127:

miners-park&catid=31:miners-park&Itemid=192

Mines and Meadows ATV RV Resort (limestone; underground mine tour; sustainable

development; mine reclamation)

Wampum, PA

724-535-6-26

http://www.minesandmeadows.com/home.html

Museum of Anthracite Mining

Ashland, PA

717-875-4708

http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/

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Narvon Clay Mine and Processing Facility (see Martin Limestone Inc. Narvon Mine &

Processing Facility)

Natural Ice Harvest Museum (see Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest Museum)

New Holland Concrete Block Manufacturing Plant (see Martin Limestone Inc. Block

Manufacturing Plant

No. 9 Mine & Museum (anthracite coal; guided underground mine tour; mining

machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia;

processing plant replica)

Lansford, PA 18232

570-645-7074

http://www.no9mine.com/

Old Line Museum (slate; mining heritage; mining artifacts; miners cottages; mining

memorabilia; tours available for local groups)

Delta, PA

717-456-7124

http://www.oldlinemuseum.com/exhibits.html

Pennsylvania Coal Culture Exhibit (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

Indiana, PA

724-357-3039

http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=86721

Pine Grove Furnace State park and Visitor center (iron; restored charcoal iron furnace;

mining heritage; interpretive story boards)

Gardner, PA

717-486-7174

http://www.visitcumberlandvalley.com/listings/Pine-Grove-Furnace-State-Park/1099/ or

http://www.stateparks.com/pine_grove_furnace.html

Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (anthracite coal; mine tour; mining heritage)

Ashland, PA

570-875-3850

http://www.pioneertunnel.com/home.shtml

Rohrer’s Incorporated (limestone; quarry tours; mining video; mining process; mining

careers)

Lititz, PA

717-626-9760

http://www.rohrersquarry.com/index.php

Scranton Iron Furnaces (see Anthracite Heritage Museum & Iron Furnaces)

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Seldom Seen Tourist Coal Mine (coal; guided underground mine tour; mine structures;

mining equipment; mining heritage)

Patton, PA

800-237-8590 or 814-247-6305

http://www.seldomseenmine.com/

Tour-Ed-Mine (coal; underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

techniques; mining artifacts)

Tarentum, PA

724-224-4720

http://www.tour-edmine.com

Waterworks Conservation Area

Indiana, PA

724-463-8636

http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/ww/ww.html

Weaverland Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Weaver Quarry)

Windber Coal Heritage Center (coal; mining heritage; mining technology; mining tools;

equipment demonstrations; walking tour)

Windber, PA

814-467-6680

http://windbercoal.org/

South Carolina

Bob Campbell Geology Museum (gold; mining artifacts and equipment; mining heritage;

reproduction of a head frame)

Clemson, SC

864-656-4600

http://www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum/

South Dakota

Big Thunder Gold Mine and Mining Museum (gold; gold panning; mine tour; mine

machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage)

Keystone, SD

1-800-314-3917 or 605-666-4847

http://www.bigthundermine.com/index.php

Black Hills Mining Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining’s historic significance;

simulated mine tour; gold panning)

Lead, SD

(605) 584-1605

http://www.blackhillsminingmuseum.com/

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Broken Boot Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; underground mine tour; mining techniques;

mining equipment; mine history)

Deadwood, SD

605-578-1876

http://www.brokenbootgoldmine.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Broken-Boot-

Gold-Mine/120365551392102

Dell Rapids Quarry Days (quartzite; aggregate; annual train ride/tour through the quarry)

Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Dell Rapids, SD

605-428-4167

http://www.cityofdellrapids.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BC04455B1-

5F30-4C98-AB8B-003B9FD70FAB%7D or

http://www.dellrapids.org/quarryDays.aspx

E. J. Everist, Inc. (quartzite; aggregate; building stone; quarry tour)

Dell Rapids East and Dell Rapids West quarries

Dell Rapids, SD

605-428-5419

http://www.lgeverist.com/

Hard Rock Mining in the Black Hills (see Life Underground: Hard Rock Mining in the

Black Hills)

High Plains Western Heritage Center (mining artifacts and memorabilia)

Spearfish, SD

605-642-9378

http://www.westernheritagecenter.com/

Homestake Mine (see Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center)

Homestake Visitor Center (see Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center)

Into The Pit Quarry Tour (quartzite; annual construction materials mine tour in April)

Siouxland Heritage Museums

Sioux City, SD

605-367-4210

http://www.siouxlandmuseums.com/museums/index.asp

Keystone Historical Museum (gold; ice; mining artifacts; town walking tour includes

visiting gold mines and ice houses)

Keystone, SD

605-666-4847

http://www.keystonehistory.com/museum.html

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Life Underground: Hard Rock Mining in the Black Hills (gold; mining heritage; mining

methods; mine labor; kiosk traveling museum exhibit)

South Dakota State Historical Society Museum Pierre, SD

605-773-4373

http://history.sd.gov/museum/exhibits/traveling.aspx or

http://history.sd.gov/museum/exhibits/travelingexhibits/LifeUnderground.pdf

Minnilusa Pioneer Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining history)

Rapid City, SD

605-394-6099

http://journeymuseum.org/collections/minnilusa/

Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center (gold; silver; mining heritage; mine and

processing plant tour; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia; video of Homestake Mine

history)

Lead, SD

605-584-3110

http://sanfordlabhomestake.com/

Siouxland Heritage Museums (see Into The Pit Quarry Tour

Thunder Head Underground Falls (gold; historic gold mine; self-guided tour; ore train)

Rapid City, SD (10 miles west on hwy 44)

605-343-00810

http://www.thunderheadfalls.com/Welcome.html

Tennessee

Coal Miner Railroad Section House Museum

Sparta, TN

931-935-6463

http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/coal-miner-railroad-section-house-museum/ or

http://www.letsgoplateau.com/asset/130

Ducktown Basin Museum (copper; copper ore minerals; mining heritage; mining

artifacts; mining memorabilia; mine machinery; Burra Burra mine works overlook)

Ducktown, TN

423-496-5778

http://www.ducktownbasinmuseum.com/

Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel/aggregate; mine tour by appointment)

Memphis, TN

901-774-7874

http://www.msgravel.com/fieldtrips

Museum of Scott County

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Huntsville, TN

423-663-2801

http://museum.scottcounty.net/

Texas

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Native American flint quarrying)

Fritch, TX

806-857-3151 (weekdays); 806-857-6680 (weekends)

http://www.nps.gov/alfl/index.htm

Mariscal Mine (Panther Junction Visitor Center)

Big Bend National Park, Texas;

432-477-1158

http://www.nps.gov/bibe/

Utah

Box Elder Museum (ore minerals; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Brigham City, UT

435-723-6769

http://www.boxeldermuseum.org/

Museum of Moab (gold; uranium; etc.)

Moab, UT

435-259-7985

http://www.moabmuseum.org/pageview.aspx?id=32658

Park City Museum (silver; mining heritage; mine replica; mining equipment)

Park City, UT

435-649-7457

http://www.parkcityhistory.org/

Summit County Courthouse Museum (coal; Mining heritage)

Coalville, UT

435-336-3200 or 435-336-3015

http://www.co.summit.ut.us/191/Summit-County-Historical-Museum

Tintic Mining Museum (gold; lead; silver; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining

heritage; self-guided tours)

Eureka, UT

435-433-6842

http://www.juabtravel.com/mining_district.htm or

http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/eurekamuseum.html

Western Mining and Railroad Museum

Helper, UT

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435-472-3009

http://www.wmrrm.org/photos.html

Vermont

Brookfield Ice Harvest and Winter Carnival (ice cutting and harvest demonstration)

Brookfield Historical Society

802-276-3358

Brookfield, VT

http://brookfieldhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/2014-brookfield-ice-

harvest-and-winter-carnival/

Rock of Ages Quarry and Plant Tour (granite; quarry tour; self-guided factory tour;

quarry video; sandblasting demonstration)

Smith (Granite) Quarry

Barre, VT

1-800-421-0166 or 802-476-3119

http://www.rockofages.com/

Smith (Granite) Quarry tour (see Rock of Ages Quarry and Plant Tour)

Vermont Marble Museum (marble; mining heritage; quarrying techniques; quarry

overlook with interpretive panels)

Proctor, VT

1-800-427-1396

http://www.vermont-marble.com/

Virginia Dante Coal Mining and Railroad Museum (coal; mining memorabilia; Dante Coal

Miner’s Memorial)

Dante, VA

276-495-8103

http://www.virginia.org/Listings/Museums/DanteCoalMiningandRailroadMuseum/

Fenwick Mines Recreation Area

New Castle, VA

540-552-4641

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9C

P0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110808&tty

pe=recarea&recid=73699&actid=71&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BRO

WSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110360000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&cid=null&p

name=George+Washington+%26+Jefferson+National+Forest+-

+Fenwick+Mines+Day+Use+Area

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Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park (gold; gold panning demonstration; mining

heritage; assay office; mining equipment; interpretive programs to local groups so please

call ahead to plan a visit)

Goldvein, VA

540-752-5330

http://www.goldvein.com/visitors.html

Goodwin Gols Mine (gold; gold panning; guided mine tour; mine ruins)

Lake Anna State Park

Spotsylvania, VA

540-854-5503

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/lake-anna.shtml#general_information

Mid-Lothian Mines Park (coal; mining heritage; guided and self-guided park tours;

interpretive story boards; mine ruins; headstock reproduction)

Midlothian, VA

804-748-1126

http://midlomines.org/Home_Page.html

Monroe Park (see Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park)

Pocahontas Exhibition Mine and Museum (coal; mining heritage; underground self-

guided tour)

Pocahontas, VA

276-945-9522

http://pocahontasva.org/museum.html

Shot Tower Historic State Park

Foster Falls, VA

276-699-6778

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/shot-tower.shtml

Tredegar Iron Works National Historic Landmark (iron; iron cannon foundry; industrial

heritage; iron manufacturing; industrial artifacts; interpretive story boards)

Richmond, VA

804-771-2145

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/richmond/Tredegar.html

Washington

Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park—Seattle Unit (gold; silver; mining heritage;

gold panning demonstrations; mining memorabilia)

Seattle, WA

206-220-4240

http://www.nps.gov/klse/index.htm

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West Virginia

Beckley Exhibition Mine (coal; guided underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining

equipment; mining techniques; coal camp buildings)

Beckley, WV

304-256-1747

http://www.beckleymine.com/

College of Mineral and Energy Resources (COMER) Museum (see The Royce J. and

Carolina B. Watts Museum)

Chief Logan State Park (see Museum in the Park)

The COMER Museum (see The Royce J. and Carolina B. Watts Museum)

Henry Clay Iron Furnace (iron; iron ore; limestone; iron furnace; mining and industrial

heritage)

Coopers Rock State Park

Bruceton Mills, WV

304-594-1561

http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/ or http://www.wvstateparks.com/ebooks/hcf/

Museum in the Park (coal; mining heritage; Buffalo Creek Disaster exhibit; mining

memorabilia; mining tools; Miners Memorial; coal mining community of Dehue)

Chief Logan State Park

Logan, WV

304-792-7229

http://www.wvculture.org/museum/MITPmod.html#location or

http://www.chiefloganstatepark.com/

The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts;

mining equipment; mining memorabilia; mining technology)

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

304-293-4609

http://wattsmuseum.wvu.edu/

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

equipment; mining memorabilia)

Matewan, WV

304-663-2202

http://www.wvminewars.com/

West Virginia State Museum (coal; salt; rock cores; mining heritage; mining tools;

mining equipment; mining memorabilia; ‘mine wars’ mining labor exhibit; coal company

store exhibit)

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

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Charleston, WV

304-558-0220

http://www.wvculture.org/museum/index-museumhome.aspx

Wisconsin

Amberg Museum (granite; mining heritage; quarrying tools; mining memorabilia; mine

machiner Historical Society

Amberg, WI

715-759-5698

http://www.amberghistory.org/default.html

Badger Mine and Museum (lead; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mine entrance

replica)

Shullsburg, WI

608-965-4860

http://www.shullsburgwisconsin.org/shullsburgbadgerminemuseum.htm

Bevans Lead Mine (see Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum)

The Bucyrus Museum (see Caterpillar Global Mining South Milwaukee Visitor Center)

Caterpillar Global Mining South Milwaukee Visitor Center (mining equipment and

machinery; mining heritage; 7495 Electric Rope Shovel Simulator; mining machinery

scale models; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)

Caterpillar Global Mining

South Milwaukee, WI

414-768-4999

https://mining.cat.com/cda/layout?x=7&m=443655&id=2854015

Daggett Park (see Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park)

Empire in Pine Museum (sandstone; quarry tools; stonecutting; mining heritage)

Dunn County Historical Society

Downsville, WI

715-232-8685

http://www.dunnhistory.org/edtours.html or http://www.dunnhistory.org/siteep.html

Granite Falls Park (see Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park)

Lime Kiln Park (limestone; lime; restored lime kilns; historical marker)

Grafton, WI

262-375-5310

http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/index.aspx?NID=387 or

http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/index.aspx?NID=76

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Lime Kiln Park (lime; limestone; dolomite; lime kilns; limestone quarry; mining heritage;

interpretive story board)

Menomonee Falls, WI

262-532-4200

http://www.menomonee-falls.org/facilities/facility/details/Lime-Kiln-Park-7

Michel Materials Corporation (see Quarry Quest)

Milwaukee Public Museum (old copper culture)

Milwaukee, WI

414-278-2728

http://www.mpm.edu/

The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum (lead; zinc; guided underground mine

tour; mine train; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia)

Platteville, WI

608-348-3301

http://www.mining.jamison.museum/

Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park (granite; mining heritage; historic quarry site;

interpretive story board, historic marker)

Montello, WI

608-297-2727

http://www.wisconsinosity.com/county.php?county=39 or http://www.montellowi.com/

or http://wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.blogspot.com/2012/11/montello-granite.html

Montello Historic Preservation Society, Inc. (see Vaughn Hall)

Pendarvis—Cornish Miners Village

Mineral Point, WI

608-987-2122

http://pendarvis.wisconsinhistory.org/

Quarry Quest (limestone; quarry tour; mining machinery and heavy equipment;

educational activities)

Michel Materials Corporation

Neenah, WI

920-969-7062 or 920-583-1436

http://quarryquest.com/

Rollo Jamison Museum (see The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum)

Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum (brickmaking; mining heritage; brickmaking

artifacts)

Dunn County Historical Society

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Menomonie, WI

715-232-8685

http://www.dunnhistory.org/edtours.html#hm or http://www.dunnhistory.org/sitehm.html

Swindler’s Ridge Museum (lead; zinc; mining memorabilia; mining heritage)

Benton, WI

608-759-2722

http://www.bentonwi.us/wp/?page_id=3

Vaughn Hall (granite; mining heritage; mining tools; mining memorabilia)

Montello Historic Preservation Society, Inc.

Montello, WI

[email protected]

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/directory/viewsociety.asp?id=361

Weis Earth Science Museum (copper; lead-mine tunnel; mining history; use of rock and

minerals; quarry blast demonstration)

Official Mineralogical Museum of Wisconsin

Menasha, WI

920-832-2925

http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/

Wisconsin Historical Museum (copper; lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)

Madison, WI

608-264-6555

http://historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/

Wyoming

Alpha Coal West’s Eagle Butte Mine and overlook (coal; mine tour; open pit mining;

mine reclamation)

Gillette, WY

307-686-0040

http://visitgillette-wrightwyo.org/do/activities/mine-tours-overlook/

Hanna Basin Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining

memorabilia; coal miner’s cottage; coal mine explosion, 1903)

Hanna, WY

307-325-6465

http://www.hannabasinmuseum.com/

Wyoming State Museum (coal; gold; coal swamp; mining heritage; mining artifacts)

Cheyenne, WY

307-777-7022

http://wyomuseum.state.wy.us/Index.aspx

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MINING RELATED LINKS

Alaska’s Gold (gold rush history):

http://education.alaska.gov/temp_lam_pages/library/goldrush/index.htm

Along the Rincon Road is a video tour of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District

shows limestone quarrying methods and the manufacture of lime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWXxDxfLW2I

Aluminum on the March; dated video (1956) by Reynolds Metals Company (pre-

aluminum-can days; 27 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

oeNdWAJq6s

American Coal Foundation: http://teachcoal.org/american-coal-foundation

American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR): http://www.asmr.us/index.php

Bayway Operations—The Power to Connect; video about copper mining by Freeport-

MacMoRan,: http://www.fcx.com/videos/Bayway.htm

Belden Brick Mining Process. Video shows how clay and shale open pit mining for the

manufacture of brick. Also shown is the reclamation process following mining

efforts: http://www.beldenbrick.com/brick-videos.aspx?page=belden-brick-

mining

Belden Brick Production Process. Video shows the wide range of equipment and

facilities in brick making: http://www.beldenbrick.com/brick-

videos.aspx?page=belden-brick-production-process

Black Thunder Coal Mine Tour, the largest surface coal mine in North America by

Thunder Basin Coal Co., Nebraska Public Power District:

http://media.nppd.com/nplayer.asp?video=Black_Thunder_Tour&=exactfit&auto

start=true&folder=MP4&videotype=mp4

Building Stones of the Empire State Plaza: A Walking Tour of the Empire State Building

Plaza in New York City showcasing the various stone that was used in the

buildings there. This may be dated, written in the 1960s and posted by the New

York State Geological Survey:

https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/nysgs/experience/fieldtrips/esp-tour.pdf

Can Manufacturers Institute; everything you need to know about metal cans:

http://www.cancentral.com/

Carleton Watkins Mine Interiors Collection (University of Idaho Libraries historic

photographs of the interior of four Anaconda Mines in Butte, Montana, taken in

1890): http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/watkins/

Charcoal Iron Furnaces of Lawrence County, Ohio (mining and industrial heritage web

site with explanations on iron mining, ironmaking technology, iron furnace

history and technology, and charcoal manufacture):

http://www.irontonfurnaces.com/index.htm

Coal: A Good Neighbor and companion CD available from the Rocky Mountain Coal

Mining Institute at 303-948-3300: http://www.rmcmi.org/education/public-

education#.VJSEvV4AB4

Comstock Gold Mill for Historic Savage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada (video of historic

mineral processing plant):

http://www.infomine.com/library/videos/1779c0/comstock_gold_mill_for_histori

c_savage_mine,_virginia_city,_nevada.aspx

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Conveyor Belts—Be careful; dated mine safety video (1969) by US Bureau of Mines (14

minutes): http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/conveyor-belts-be-careful-1969/

Copper Development Association, Inc. dedicated to the use of copper and copper

alloys: http://www.copper.org/

Digging Into Minnesota Minerals is a web site of the Minnesota Department of Natural

Resources with Minnesota mining history, mining in Minnesota, and taconite:

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/mining.html

Eastern Coal Council promotes coal and its use as an energy source:

http://www.easterncoalcouncil.net/

Essex County Historical Society: Mining Collection is a digital photograph collection of

mining history emphasizing mining heritage; mining equipment; mining

methods, and ore minerals:

http://nyheritage.nnyln.net/cdm/search/collection/adkhistory/searchterm/Mining%

20Collection/field/relati/mode/exact/conn/and/cosuppress/

Explore the geometry of the Tyrone Copper Mine, Grant County, New Mexico through

Google detailed satellite imagery:

http://gogeometry.com/mining/tyrone_copper_mine_silver_city_nm_map_news.h

tml

Frederic Tudor, “The Ice King,” was the founder of the ice harvesting industry in New

England. Ice became the second most important export from the United States in

the 19th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Tudor

Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint video about America’s first gold rush in North

Carolina by UNCTV: http://goldfever.unctv.org/

Ground Rules: Mining Right for Sustainable Future (educational film and DVD about

mining): https://mining.cat.com/groundrules

The Hanging Rock Iron Region (19th Century Iron Furnaces of Ohio) is a video about

iron making in the 19th century in Ohio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljQ-TDOkco

Happy Jack Chalk Mine Grand Re-opening 9-minute video shows 19th century

underground mining techniques: http://www.happyjackchalkmine.org/

Hydraulic Mining in California by Craig E. Crouch; history and photographic collection

covering the subject at the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

web site: http://cprr.org/Museum/Hydraulic_Mining/

Ice Box Memories a web site covering the ice industry from ice harvesting to ice

delivery and uses: http://iceboxmemories.com/icebox/

Ice Harvesting curriculum project at Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium (St. Johnsbury,

VT) covers the historical, technical, and commercial aspects of ice harvesting:

http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/uploads/1213196142.pdf

Ice Harvest Underway in Sandwich—video shows annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in

New Hampshire: http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/ice-harvest-underway-in-

sandwich/23849444

Iowa’s Hidden Harvest; video by Iowa Limestone Producers Association:

http://www.limestone.org/video.php

Institute for Mine Mapping, Archival Procedures, and

Safety: http://www.iup.edu/minemaps/

Iron Miners: http://www.ironminers.com/

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Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project: http://www.coaleducation.org/

Lawrence County Iron Furnaces is a web site dedicated to iron furnace restoration and

the heritage of the iron industry: http://www.lawrencecountyfurnaces.com/about-

this-site

The Legacy of Copper Mining and Arizona; video about copper and its impact on

Arizona's history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJQJNCOFQ4k or

http://www.azmining.com/

Maine Memory Network, Extracting Wealth, a photograph archive of Maine’s granite

quarrying for dimension stone:

https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/823/page/1233/display?use_mmn=

1

Matewan Online (coal): http://www.matewan.com/

“Mine Shafts of Michigan,” mining engineering history site:

http://www.mg.mtu.edu/MINE_SHAFTS/index.html

Mine Tourism in Indiana:

http://www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/files/Shaffer_ISMR_2010_Shaffer_mine_tourism.pdf

Minerals at Work by Joy Global Surface Mining (the many uses of minerals as walk

through a typical day’s activities):

http://www.phmining.com/en/PHMining/Resources/Mineral-

Information/Minerals-At-Work.htm

Minerals Education Coalition: http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/

Miner’s Story Project is an oral history and documentary project preserving the mining

history and heritage of the southwest at the University of Arizona Mineral

Museum: http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/about/projects/the-miners-story-

project/

Mining Artifacts & History: http://www.miningartifacts.org/index.html

Mining Education by Joy Global Surface Mining (educational materials for students,

educators, and the general public):

http://www.phmining.com/en/PHMining/Resources/Mining-Education.htm

Mining History Association: http://mininghistoryassociation.org/links.htm

Montana Rockworks Quarry and Saw Facility Tour shows how dimension/building

stone is quarried and processed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOSia0pKPs or

http://www.montanarockworks.com/

The National Mining Association represents U.S. mining before Congress, the

administration, federal agencies, the judiciary and the media:

http://www.nma.org/

Nevada Mining Association; all about mining in the State of Nevada:

http://www.nevadamining.org/

New Mexico Art Tells New Mexico History: Mining is an online resource that tells the

history of the State’s mining heritage through the New Mexico Museum of Art’s

collections: http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/growing-new-

mexico/mining.html

Palladium: Metal of the 21st Century: http://www.stillwaterpalladium.com/index.html

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Past Occupations: Ice Cutters of Massachusetts is a short article on ice cutters and their

tools and techniques to harvest ice from frozen New England rivers and lakes:

http://forgottennewengland.com/tag/ice-harvest/

Pit & Quarry University web page includes 12 lessons about aggregates production:

http://www.pitandquarry.com/pit-and-quarry-university/

Potash mine tour video by PotashCorp: http://minetour.potashcorp.com/

RDC Ice Harvest 2014 Time Lapse video showing annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in

New Hampshire: http://rdcsquam.com/blog/?p=740

Reaping What Winter Sows: The Ice Harvest New Hampshire public radio video, audio

and slide presentation about the annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in New

Hampshire: http://nhpr.org/post/reaping-what-winter-sows-ice-harvest

Recollections of a New Jersey Ice Harvest: An Oral History from Richard Greenwood

tells his story about growing up in a family business that harvested ice in the early

20th century. Collected and posted by William Paterson University History

Department: http://wpuoralhistory.weebly.com/oral-history-projects/category/ice-

harvest

Rock and Mineral Uses presented by the New York State Museum shows how various

minerals are used and for which products they are demanded:

http://www.rocksandminerals.com/uses.htm

Rockology 101, all about aggregates for students of all ages:

http://www.rogersgroupincint.com/IndustryResources/Rockology101Learning/tabid/83/D

efault.aspx

Rocks and Mining, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History online exhibit:

http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_0_0.html

Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute promotes western coal through education on

their web site. Also available is a booklet entitled Coal: A Good Neighbor and

companion CD at 303-948-3300: http://www.rmcmi.org/education/public-

education#.VJSEvV4AB4

The Silver Institute encourages the development and use of silver and silver products:

https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/contact-us/

South Dakota Saga: dated video (1938) about gold and coal mining by Homestake

Mining Company (32 minutes): http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/south-dakota-saga-

ca-1938/

Stone Quarries and Beyond: http://quarriesandbeyond.org/

The Story of Copper; dated video (1951) by US Bureau of Mines (33 minutes):

http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/story-of-copper-1951-2/

A Story of Lead; dated video (1948) by the US Bureau of Mines (27 minutes):

http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/a-story-of-lead-1948/

Strengthening the World Connecting the Future; video about molybdenum by Climax

Molybdenum Company (Freeport-MacMoRan):

http://www.fcx.com/videos/Connect_Climax.htm

Sulphur; dated video (no date given) by US Bureau of Mines (19 minutes):

http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/sulphur-2/

United States Mine Rescue Association: http://www.usmra.com/

Visit the Coal Mine (Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity):

http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/coal/virtualtour/index.html

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Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania:

http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/

Western Mining History: http://www.westernmininghistory.com/

Women In Mining is a nationwide organization whose members are interested in the

mining industry: http://www.womeninmining.org/default.asp

World Coal Association promotes the understanding of coal’s role in society:

http://www.worldcoal.org/

XplorIT Nevada Mining; the Nevada Mining Association presents an interactive

introduction to mining: http://vtour.govtour.com/xplorit.php?tid=70628