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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: October 18, 2021
Caption: Ore Miner
Additional Description: Ore Miners used pick axes to break iron ore into chunks that were then washed in a stream to remove surrounding soil and impurities. The mines at Catoctin contain goethite or brown iron ore. Woodcut by Constantine Kermes.Close-up of image on marker
Submitted: October 23, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p617666
File Size: 1.256 Megabytes

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