Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve - Newark, DE
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 39° 39.229 W 075° 46.369
18S E 433699 N 4389619
A long boardwalk leads visitors and locals into abandoned iron mines.
Waymark Code: WMTRKQ
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2017
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The sign says, "Ion ore was first mined on Iron Hill by Welsh immigrants in about 1710. No trace of the building or ore processing remain there. Mining started here on Chestnut Hill in 1875, and continued until about 1910. Steam engines were used for some of the ore processing operations. Little is known about the methods and machinery that were used here."
Approximate boardwalk length (feet): 100
What is the boardwalk over?:
Woods
Boardwalk material: Wood
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Visit Instructions:
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