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

Mine Equipment

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

1. Mine Equipment Marker

Inscription. From front to rear, these pieces of equipment from the local mines are a power shovel, a diesel mine locomotive, a compressed-air-powered engine, an ore car, and a second power shovel. Beside these items would have been the railroad tracks that connected the Burra Burra site to the mining company’s rail lines. If you look to your right, you can see the old rail bed, which exited the property going under the road bridge at your far right.

[Caption]:
Locomotive in operation at Boyd Mine, 1959.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 29.)

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 1959.

Location. 35° 2.108′ N, 84° 22.799′ 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 Street, Ducktown TN 37326, United States of

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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: Boiler House (a few steps from this marker); Walkway Tunnel (a few steps from this marker); The Hoist House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cylindrical Ore Bins (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Hose Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Company Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Clinic (within shouting distance of this marker); Ball Field (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ducktown.

Also see . . .
1. The Ducktown Basin Museum. (Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

2. Mine Equipment Marker

(Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

3. Mine Equipment Marker

Mine Equipment - Boiler House and Hoist House in Background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

4. Mine Equipment - Boiler House and Hoist House in Background.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.