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Mills & mines

Extraction left the archive its heaviest arithmetic: disasters documented to the man, rescues that became second casualty lists, and camps that emptied when the ore did. These dossiers cover mines, mills, quarries and the settlements around them — the dead are record, the miners still reported in the tunnels are claims.

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Quarry
Medium

As Nieves Latte Stone Quarry

Songsong, Northern Mariana Islands

Rota stone quarry associated with the legendary giant Taga.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mine
Medium

Portal 31 Coal Mine

Lynch, Kentucky

Mine in Kentucky; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mine Town
Medium

Nelson / Eldorado Canyon (Techatticup Mine)

Nelson, Nevada

The canyon of violence—Techatticup Mine and the West’s most lawless boom.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Mine
Medium

Independence Mine State Historical Park

Palmer, Alaska

Preserved gold-mining camp in Hatcher Pass.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mine Fire And Former Town
Medium

Centralia Mine-Fire Area

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Long-running underground mine fire associated with the near-desertion of Centralia.

1 claim→
Mill
Medium

Rikard’s Mill Historical Park

Beatrice, Alabama

Mill in Beatrice; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mill
Medium

Benson Grist Mill

Stansbury Park, Utah

Historic mill with drowning-related ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Former Mine Site
Medium

Vulture Mine

Wickenburg, Arizona

1863 gold mine whose hanging tree fed a camp of 5,000.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Dredge
Medium

Yankee Fork Gold Dredge

Stanley, Idaho

The 1940 dredge that ate the Yankee Fork—and the ghost towns it left.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mine
Medium

Empire Mine

Grass Valley, California

California’s richest gold mine—106 years of hard rock.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mill
Low

Blowing Cave Mill

Sevierville, Tennessee

Mill in Sevierville; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mill Site
Low

Nice’s Mill Folklore Area

Tennessee

Mill site in Tennessee; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mill Ruins
Low

McCosh Mill

Rock Mills, Alabama

Mill ruins in Rock Mills; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mine
Medium

Treadwell Mining Complex

Douglas, Alaska

Industrial ruins of a large Douglas Island mining complex.

2 facts→
Former Quarry Settlement
Medium

Hurricane Island Quarry Settlement

Vinalhaven, Maine

Former granite-quarry community now containing an educational campus and restricted private areas.

2 facts→
Historic Mining Settlement
Low

Rochford

Rochford, South Dakota

Historic mining settlement documented in historical or public cultural sources.

1 fact→
Mill Ruins
Medium

Cowles Mill

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Mill ruins associated with documented cultural history.

1 fact→
Iron Furnace Ruins
Medium

Eliza Furnace

Vintondale, Pennsylvania

Preserved nineteenth-century iron furnace beside the Ghost Town Trail.

1 fact→
Iron Furnace Ruins
Medium

Buena Vista Furnace

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Unused charcoal-iron furnace preserved beside a recreational trail.

1 fact→
Former Coal Town
Medium

Barclay Coal-Town Site

Barclay, Pennsylvania

Historic coal-settlement site within the Barclay Mountain district.

1 fact→
Former Mining Town
Medium

Denning Historic Mining Community

Denning, Arkansas

Former mining town in Denning; research record.

1 fact→
Former Mine Site
Medium

Kaymoor Two mine site

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Former pick-mine operation distinct from Kaymoor One.

1 fact→
Mining Town
Medium

Malakoff Diggins–North Bloomfield Historic District

North Bloomfield, California

Historic hydraulic mine and preserved mining town.

1 fact→
Mine
Medium

Daly West Mine

Park City, Utah

Mining-disaster site with a restored headframe.

1 fact→
Former Mining Camp
Low

Clear Creek Mining Camp

Helper, Utah

Former coal camp reused for youth activities.

1 fact→