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ECKLEY MINERS’ VILLAGE MUSEUM (WEATHERLY, PENNSYLVANIA)
“Eckley Miners” Village is an example of a planned nineteenth century industrial coal mining town. Companies often designed and constructed rural communities to house their employees in close proximity to the collieries or factories at which they worked, which allowed the company to maintain a greater control over their employees. Eckley Miners” Village represents the…
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ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM AND IRON FURNACES (SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA)
“On a tour of the facility visitors will experience the lives of proud people who endured harsh working conditions yet carved out communities filled with tradition.The diverse collection highlights life in the mines, mills and factories.Visitors are welcomed into the family”s homes and neighborhoods with a moment of reflection in the kitchen, a visit to…
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CRACKER CREEK MUSEUM OF MINING (SUMPTER, OREGON)
“The Cracker Creek Museum of Mining was formed to preserve, interpret, and restore the mining history which played such a major role in the development (and the decline) of Sumpter.” Click Here for More Information on the Cracker Creek Museum of Mining [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”44.739905,44.739905″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Cracker Creek Museum of Mining,…
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BOHEMIA GOLD MINING MUSEUM (COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON)
“The Museum”s collection of photographs, tools, rocks and other artifacts pays tribute to the area”s gold mining history. Colorful murals inside make for great backgrounds for photographs.” Click Here for More Information on the Bohemia Gold Mining Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4uWyDBh0rs[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”43.797232,-123.060244″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Bohemia Gold Mining Museum, 737 East Main Street,…