Spruce Mine Mining District | N-45
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member 3newsomes
N 35° 51.197 W 082° 03.042
17S E 405126 N 3968185
Located on NC 226 at Blue Ridge Parkway southeast of Spruce Pine
Waymark Code: WMDDCM
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fatcat161
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SPRUCE PINE MINING DISTRICT

Mica, feldspar, quartz deposits found in region 25 mi. long, 10 mi. wide. Commercial production of mica emerged 1850s.
Marker Name: Spruce Mine Mining District | N-45

Marker Type: Roadside

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