Ducktown in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Office
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Geology Lab

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

1. The Office / Geology Lab Marker

Inscription. This building, constructed in 1902, originally housed the pay clerks and office staff along with the company doctor, whose office was located in the front room. In 1910, the doctor moved into the newly constructed clinic, and a few years later the pay clerks were transferred to the Tennessee Copper Company’s General Office in Copperhill. The building was then used by the geology department as a lab and a storage space for drill core.

[Caption]:
The time office (center left) in 1917, during reconstruction of the headframe and ore bins.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Burra Burra Mine Site Walking/Driving Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 35° 2.13′ N, 84° 22.758′ W. Marker is in Ducktown, Tennessee, in Polk County. It is on Burra Burra Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Burra Burra Mine State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Burra Burra

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Street, Ducktown TN 37326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Cylindrical Ore Bins (within shouting distance of this marker); Bit House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Hose Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fire Hose Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hoist House (within shouting distance of this marker); Burra Burra Mine Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Powder House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

2. The Office / Geology Lab Marker

of all markers in Ducktown.

Also see . . .
1. Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine. (Submitted on December 8, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. The Ducktown Basin Museum. (Submitted on December 8, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

The Office / Geology Lab image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

3. The Office / Geology Lab

Burra Burra Mine Site - The Office / Geology Lab Visible on Left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

4. Burra Burra Mine Site - The Office / Geology Lab Visible on Left.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

The Office⎯⎯⎯Geology Lab

The Office
⎯⎯⎯
Geology Lab