Prince William Forest Park in Triangle in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pyrite Mine Road
Cabin Branch Mine Trail
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
1. Pyrite Mine Road Marker
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Pyrite Mine Road. Cabin Branch Mine Trail. Take the Pyrite Mine Road and follow the orange blazes of Cabin Branch Mine Trail. You will pass a series of concrete foundations and capped mineshafts. On the northern side of Quantico Creek, follow the trail and boardwalk to a large viewing platform. Look across the hillside where the mine's headframe building building once stood. Cabin Branch Mine was one of Virginia's pyrite mines. Return to this location via Pyrite Mine Road. The loop totals 1.5 miles., [Captions:] , The mining operations had more than 70 buildings on the banks of Quantico Creek., A narrow-gauge railroad, similar to the one shown, hauled the pyrite ore to barges on the Potomac River.
Take the Pyrite Mine Road and follow the orange blazes of Cabin Branch Mine Trail. You will pass a series of concrete foundations and capped mineshafts. On the northern side of Quantico Creek, follow the trail and boardwalk to a large viewing platform. Look across the hillside where the mine's headframe building building once stood. Cabin Branch Mine was one of Virginia's pyrite mines. Return to this location via Pyrite Mine Road. The loop totals 1.5 miles.
[Captions:]
The mining operations had more than 70 buildings on the banks of Quantico Creek.
A narrow-gauge railroad, similar to the one shown, hauled the pyrite ore to barges on the Potomac River.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 38° 34.739′ N, 77° 21.888′ W. Marker is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is in Prince William Forest Park. Marker is on Scenic Drive just south of Pyrite Mine Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Triangle VA 22172, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
2. Pyrite Mine Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
