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

Walkway Tunnel

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

1. Walkway Tunnel Marker

Inscription. This walkway tunnel allowed workers to walk from the employee parking lot, which was beside the boiler house and hoist house, to the upper level of the mine site without having to cross the railroad tracks. It replaced a previous footpath that ran uphill and across the tracks, requiring the workers to walk between any rail cars that might be parked on the tracks. The original footpath can be seen near the center of the photograph.

[Caption]:
Burra Burra c. 1940, showing employee parking lot and footpath across railroad tracks.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 30.)

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 1940.

Location. 35° 2.105′ N, 84° 22.812′ 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,

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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: Mine Equipment (a few steps from this marker); Boiler House (within shouting distance of this marker); Company Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Clinic (within shouting distance of 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); 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.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

2. Walkway Tunnel Marker

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

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 140 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.