Burra Burra Mine Historic District - Ducktown, TN
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N 35° 02.123 W 084° 22.704
16S E 739151 N 3880108
This historic district was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Waymark Code: WM6QF6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2009
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The Burra Burra Mine site consists of 10 buildings located on 17 acres and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The mine was in operation from 1899 to 1959. The site was also the mining company's surface headquarters from 1902 to 1976. Buildings on the site include the mine office, shop building, change house, hoist house, and powder house.
Copper mining took place in the Ducktown Basin, site of the Burra Burra Mine and several other mines, from 1850 to 1987. The Burra Burra Mine received its name from the basin's copper deposit, which in turn was named for a copper deposit of similar size in Australia. The museum interprets the basin's history through audio-visual and artifact exhibits and examples of the kinds of equipment used in the mines. The history of the Cherokee Nation, including its removal from the basin, is also presented.
Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine Site
212 Burra Burra Hill, (off Tennessee Highway 68), Ducktown, TN 37236
(423) 496-5778
Winter Hours (Nov. 1-Apr. 30): 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mon.-Sat., closed Sun.
Summer Hours (May 1-Oct 31): 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., closed Sun.
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