Cornwall Banks
Posted by: Mocadeki
N 40° 16.095 W 076° 24.271
18T E 380579 N 4458477
One of the world's greatest iron mines..
Waymark Code: WM727
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2006
Views: 15
One of the world's greatest iron mines, the oldest operated continuously in the New World. It has been mined for more than two centuries, and is still the greatest iron ore deposit west of Lake Superior.
Marker Name: Cornwall Banks
County: Lebanon
Date Dedicated: 01/03/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Business & Industry, Iron
Category: Business & Industry, Iron
Website: Not listed
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