Mining Exhibits, Mining Museums, and Tour Mines in the

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Mining Exhibits, Mining Museums, and Tour Mines in the
United States
Compiled by Stanly T. Krukowski, Industrial Minerals Geologist
Oklahoma Geological Survey
(The following compilation is posted in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of
America’s Mining in Society merit badge. The author served as co-chair of
the Content Development Team responsible for writing the requirements and
pamphlet associated with the merit badge. The intention of the list is to assist
Scouts locate sites where they can achieve some of the requirements for the
merit badge (e.g. requirement 5b). Scouts and Counselors should call ahead
and verify with site staff of their plans for a visit.
The list is incomplete at this time. It will always be in flux due to the
opening of new exhibits and sites, and due to some that cease to operate. To
amend this list, please send all notifications and queries to
[email protected]. The Oklahoma Geological Survey cannot guarantee the
veracity of the sites contained herein, although most are confirmed from
Internet sources and personal contacts.
Alabama
Alabama Mining Museum (coal; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Dora, AL
205-648-2442
http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/MUSEUM/AL/ALMAIN.HTM
Alabama Gold Camp
Lineville, AL
256-396-0389
http://www.alabamagoldcamp.com/
Aldrich Coal Mine Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment;
coal miner monument; coal mine replica)
Montevallo, AL
205-665-2886
http://www.cityofmontevallo.com/ or
http://www.discovershelby.com/Facilities.aspx?Page=detail&RID=30
Bessemer Hall of History
Bessemer, AL
205-426-1633
http://www.bessemerhallofhistory.org/
http://www.bhamrails.info/Bess_Hall_Hist/bess_hall_hist_02.htm
Birmingham History Center (iron ore and history of mining exhibits)
Birmingham, AL
205-202-4146
http://www.bhamrails.info/index.htm
Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama (See Tannehill Ironworks)
Isabel Anderson Comer Museum
Sylacauga, AL
256-245-4016
http://comermuseum.weebly.com/
Magic of Marble Festival (annually in April; may conduct quarry tours/visits)
Sylacauga, AL
256-249-0961 or 256-249-8561 or 256-401-2424
http://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/marblefestival/
Red Mountain Park
Birmingham, AL
205-202-6043
http://www.redmountainpark.org/
Sloss Iron Furnaces National Historical Landmark (iron; preserved 20th century blast
furnace complex; industrial heritage; guided and self-guided tours)
Birmingham, AL
205-324-1911
http://slossfurnaces.com/
Tannehill Ironworks (iron; iron ore minerals; ironmaking; ironmaking equipment;
bloomery forge; Civil War mining heritage; steam-powered mining machinery)
McCalla, AL
205-477-5711
http://www.tannehill.org/index.html or http://www.tannehill.org/museum.html
Alaska
Alaska-Gastineau Mill and Gold Mine Tour
Juneau, AK
907-463-5017; 907-789-9797 (winter phone)
http://ajgastineauminetour.com/
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center (permanent gold rush exhibit)
Anchorage, AK
907-929-9201
http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/index.aspx
Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum
Nome, AK
907-443-6630
http://www.nomealaska.org/department/?fDD=12-0
Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost (gold; Pedro Dredge; mine tour; gold panning; mining
heritage)
Chicken, AK
907-235-6396; Skype (summer): 520-413-1480; Mobile (winter): 907-399-0005
http://www.chickengold.com/
Circle Mining District Historical Museum
Central, AK
907-520-5312
http://steesehighway.org/centralarea/organizations/museum/cenorgmuseum.html
Crow Creek Gold Mine
Girdwood, AK
907-229-3105
http://www.crowcreekmine.com/
Dorothy G. Page Museum
Wasilla, AK
907-373-9071
[email protected]
Gold Dredge 8 (gold; gold panning; gold dredge tour, mining history)
Fairbanks, AK
907-479-6673; 866-9=479-6673
http://golddredge8.com/
Hope and Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum
Hope, AK
907-782-3740
https://sites.google.com/site/hopehistoricalsite2/home/museum
Independence Mine State Historical Park (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment;
mining artifacts; self-guided tour of mine camp; guided tours in summer; interpretive
story boards; gold panning; mine buildings)
Hatcher Pass, AK
907-745-2827; 907-745-3975
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/indmine.htm
Indian Valley Mine (gold; gold panning; mining equipment; mining artifacts; interpretive
story boards; assay building; miner’s cabin; mining heritage)
Indian, AK
907-653-1120 or 907-444-6898 (cell)
http://www.indianvalleymine.com/
Juneau Alaska Adventure & Tours (underground gold mine)
Juneau, AK
907-789-3772
http://www.alaskaadventuresjuneau.com/trJuneauGold.htm
Juneau-Douglas City Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining techniques; interactive
stamp mill; mineral identification station; U.S. Bureau of Mines fire assay office)
Juneau, AK
907-586-3572
http://www.juneau.org/parkrec/museum/index.php
Kennecott, Alaska, Historic Mill Tour (copper; mining equipment; mine buildings; mill
tour; mining heritage)
St Elias Alpine Guides, LLC.
Anchorage, AK 99509
1-888-933-5427; 907-345-9048
http://www.steliasguides.com/alaskaday_6historic.htm
Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (gold; mining heritage; mining boomtown
structures; guided tours; gold rush video; Skagway Historic District)
Skagway, AK
907-983-9200
http://www.nps.gov/klgo
Last Chance Mining Museum (gold; mining tools and artifacts; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mine buildings)
Juneau, AK
907-586-5338
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1160155
http://gastineauchannel.blogspot.com/2008/09/last-chance-mining-museum.html
Treadwell Mine Walking Tour
Juneau, AK
907-463-6425
http://www.treadwellsociety.com/index.php
http://www.juneau.org/parkrec/facilities/documents/treadbroch1.pdf
Wrangle-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Copper Center, AK
907-822-7250
http://www.nps.gov/wrst/contacts.htm
Arizona
Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Phoenix, AZ
http://www.azminfun.com
ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center and Mine Tours (copper; geology of copper
deposits; mineral extractive technology; uses of copper; copper video; mining equipment;
mining artifacts)
Sahuarita, AZ
PH: (520) 625-8233 or (520) 625-7513; Tour Reservation Line: (520) 625-8233
http://www.mineraldiscovery.com/
ASARCO Ray Overlook (copper; mining operations; mining equipment; interpretive
story boards)
Hayden, AZ
520-356-7811
http://www.asarco.com/about-us/our-locations/ray-operations/
Audrey Headframe Park (copper; mine structure; mining heritage)
Jerome Historical Society
Jerome, AZ
928-634-1066
http://jeromehistoricalsociety.com/museums-buildings/audrey-headframe-park/
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum (copper; copper ore minerals; mining heritage;
mining equipment; mining artifacts; mining techniques; mining methods; change house
replica; underground mine replica; mining memorabilia; mining and the environment)
Bisbee, AZ
520-432-7071
http://www.bisbeemuseum.org/www/museum
Castle Dome Mines Museum and Ghost Town (mining machinery; mining equipment
and artifacts; mining heritage)
Castle Dome City, AZ
928-920-3062
http://www.castledomeminemuseum.com/directions.html
Colorado River Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; replica of the Katherine gold
mine; mining equipment)
Colorado River Historical Society & Museum
Bullhead City, AZ
928-754-3399
http://www.bullheadcitymuseum.webs.com/ or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colorado-River-Historical-SocietyMuseum/302299536461?sk=info
Curis Resources Florence Copper Project (copper)
520-868-8060
[email protected]
Douglas Mansion (see Jerome State Historic Park—Douglas Mansion)
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Mine
928-633-3490
http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_Arizona_Bagdad.htm
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Mine overlook (copper; gold; mining operations;
interpretive signage)
Morenci, AZ
928-865-4521
http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_Arizona_Morenci.htm
Goldking Mine Ghost Town (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; mine shaft; mine
equipment demonstrations)
Jerome, AZ
928-634-0053
http://www.goldkingmineghosttown.com/index.htm
Good Enough Mine Underground Tour (silver; underground mine tour; mining
equipment; mining heritage)
Tombstone, AZ
520-255-5553
http://www.tombstone.org/the-good-enough-mine-tour/
http://www.tombstonechamber.com/The-Good-Enough-Mine-Underground-Tour
Greenlee Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage)
Clifton, AZ
928-865-3732
http://visitcliftonaz.com/what-to-see/greenlee-historical-museum/
Jerome Historical Society Mine Museum (mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining
heritage)
Jerome, AZ
928-634-1066
http://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.com
Jerome State Historic Park—Douglas Mansion (copper; mining artifacts; mining
Jerome, AZ
928-634-5381
http://azstateparks.com/Parks/JERO/index.html
Jerome View Park (copper; mining equipment; interpretive story boards/plaques)
Jerome Historical Society
Jerome, AZ
928-634-1066
http://jeromehistoricalsociety.com/museums-buildings/scenic-overlook/
Cactus Forest Trail lime kilns (limestone; lime; lime kilns; mining heritage; interpretive
historical marker)
Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountains District
Tucson, AZ
520-733-5153
http://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm or
http://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=1
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Mohave Museum of History & Art (gold; silver; mining artifacts; mining heritage;
recreated mining village; mine replica; mining machinery)
Kingman, AZ
928-753-3195
http://www.mohavemuseum.org/ or http://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-ofinterest/mohave-museum/
Morenci Mine overlook (see Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Mine overlook)
Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum (gold; silver; reconstructed miner’s cabin; mine
shaft and windlass; arrastra; mining heritage)
Phoenix, AZ
623-465-1052
http://www.pioneeraz.org/pioneer-village.aspx#.VYm5dflViko
Queen Mine Tours (copper; underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment;
mining artifacts; mining machinery; mining techniques)
Bisbee, AZ
520-432-5421
http://www.queenminetour.com/
Ray Mine overlook (see ASARCO Ray Overlook)
Robson’s Ranch and Mining Camp
Aquila, AZ
602-717-3321
http://www.westerndestinations.com/western-destinations-robsons-ranch.html#1
Rosemont Copper Mine Tour & Rosemont Activity Center
Green Valley, AZ
(520) 343-1730
http://rosemontcopper.com/mine-site-tours.html
Superstition Mountain Museum (gold; ore minerals; restored stamp mill; mining
equipment; Lost Dutchman Mine exhibit)
Apache Junction, AZ
480-983-4888
http://superstitionmountainmuseum.org/
Tumacacori National Historical Park (adobe; lime; silver; preservation of adobe mission
buildings; preserved lime kiln)
Tumacacori, AZ
520-377-5060
http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm
University of Arizona Mineral Museum (minerals collection; mining heritage; The
Miners’ Story Project)
Tucson, AZ
520-621-4227
http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/
Vulture Gold Mine (gold; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine
tour)
Wickenburg, AZ
602-859-2743
http://www.jpc-training.com/pg06.htm
Arkansas
Altus Coal Miner Memorial (coal; mining heritage)
Altus, AR
479-468-4684
http://www.arkansas.com/travel-tools/tourism-contacts/detail.aspx?id=2&r=River+Valley
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources (bromine)
Smackover, AR
870-725-2877
http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/museumofnaturalresources/
Bauxite Museum
Bauxite, AR
501-557-9858
http://www.arkansasties.com/Saline/BauxiteMuseum.htm
http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail.aspx?id=91540&t=a&r=Central&city=Bauxit
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Crater of Diamonds State Park (diamonds; mine buildings; mine ruins; mining
equipment; mining artifacts)
Murfreesboro, AR
870-285-3113
http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/history/history-park.aspx
http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/diamond-hunting/
Logan County Coal Miners Memorial & Museum
Paris, AR
479-963-6463
http://coalmemorial-paris-ar.com/
California
Almaden Quicksilver County Park, Santa Clara County Parks (see New Almaden
Quicksilver Mining Museum)
Amador County Museum (gold; gold history exhibit; mine machinery; mining
equipment; model of a mine; mining heritage; stamp mill)
Jackson, CA
209-257-1485
http://www.co.amador.ca.us/departments/museum or
http://www.amadorgold.net/tours/museums/jackson/index.html
Angels Camp Museum (gold; gold panning; mining heritage; Gold Rush history; mining
equipment; mining machinery; Hogarth Stamp Mill)
Angels Camp, CA
209-736-2963
http://angelscamp.gov/index.php/angels-camp-museum or
http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/
Big Bear Valley Historical Society Museum (gold; silver; gold panning; mining artifacts;
mining heritage; mining equipment; mine machinery)
Big Bear City, CA
909-585-8100
http://www.bigbearhistory.org/museum.htm
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (coal; high silica sand; guided tour of the
Hazel-Atlas sand mine; mining heritage; mining artifacts; interpretive story boards;
mining methods; mining equipment)
(See also Hazel-Atlas Mine)
Antioch, CA
510-544-2750
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/black_diamond
Bodie State Historic Park (gold; silver; unrestored gold-mining ghost town; self-guided
and docent-led tours; stamp mill tour; mineral processing; mining heritage; mining
museum)
Bridgeport, CA
916-653-6995
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509
Calaveras County Museum & Historical Society (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
San Andreas, CA
209-754-1058
http://www.calaverascohistorical.com/index1
Calico Ghost Town (gold; silver; reconstructed mining town; gold panning; self-guided
tour of the Maggie Mine; mining heritage; reconstructed assay office; mining machinery;
mining artifacts)
Yermo, CA
760-254-3719
https://calicoattractions.com/Home_Page.php or
https://www.facebook.com/calicoattractions
California State Mining Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mine tunnel)
Mariposa, CA
209-742-7625
Columbia State Historic Park (gold; gold panning; Gold Rush history; Gold Rush-era
buildings; mining heritage; mining memorabilia)
Columbia, CA
209-588-9128
http://www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.com/
Coulterville Museum(see Northern Mariposa County History Center)
Cowell Lime Works Historic District (limestone; lime, lime works ruins; lime kilns; selfguided tour; mining/industrial heritage; interpretive story boards)
Santa Cruz, CA
[email protected]
http://limeworks.ucsc.edu/ or http://limeworks.ucsc.edu/take-ourtour/images/brochure.pdf
Death Valley National Park (see Furnace Creek Visitors Center & Museum; Harmony
Borax Works; Wildrose Charcoal Kilns)
Downieville Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining heritage; mining tools)
Downieville, CA
209-289-3423 or 209-289-3506
http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/downievillemuseum/sie4CDEDBD27211E5FC4
Eagle & High Peak Mine (gold; mine tours; mining heritage)
Julian, CA
760-765-0036
http://www.julianca.com/See-Do-2.html
El Dorado County Historical Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining displays)
Placerville, CA
530-621-5865
http://museum.edcgov.us/home
Empire Mine State Historic Park (gold; mine-yard tour; mining equipment; scale model
of underground mine; mine buildings; ore minerals; assay office; mining heritage; mining
re-enactors; mineral processing; mine machinery)
Grass Valley, CA
530-273-8522
http://www.empiremine.org/index.shtml
Eureka Tunnel (see Plumas-Eureka State Park)
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum (historic mining tools)
Fallbrook, CA
760-728-1130
http://www.fgms.org/FGMS/Home.html
Fall Creek Unit Lime Kilns (limestone; lime; lime kiln ruins; hiking trails; historical
markers/maps)
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Felton, CA
831-335-4598
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546 or
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/546/files/HenryCowellRedwoodsFinalWebLayout2013.p
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Folsom History Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts; Gold Rush history;
assay office replica; mining equipment; mining techniques)
Folsom, CA
96-985-2707
http://www.folsomhistorymuseum.org/
Forest Hill Divide Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining artifacts, mining
Foresthill, CA
530-889-6500
http://foresthillhistory.net/
Furnace Creek Visitors Center & Museum (mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
video; mine entrance replica)
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley, CA
760-786-3200
http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm
Gaumer’s Mineral and Mining Museum (mining tunnel; mining equipment)
Red Bluff, CA
530-527-6166
http://www.gaumers.com/
Gold Bug Park and Mine (gold; self-guided mine shaft tour; stamp mill; mining heritage
museum)
Placerville, CA
530-642-5207
http://www.goldbugpark.org/
Gold Country Museum (gold; miner’s cabin; mine shaft replica; mining heritage; gold
panning)
Auburn, CA
530-889-6500
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/museums/gold-country-museum
Gold Discovery Museum Visitors Center (see Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic
Park)
Gold Nugget Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; miner’s cabin;
assayer’s office; gold panning)
Paradise, CA
530-872-8722
http://www.goldnuggetmuseum.com/
Golden Drift Museum (gold; hydraulic mining; gold panning; mining tunnel; Gold Rush
history)
Dutch Flat, CA
530-389-2617 or 530-889-6500
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/placermuseums/golden-drift-museum
Griffith Quarry Museum (granite; mining heritage)
Penryn, CA
530-889-6500
http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/museums/griffith-quarry-museum
Harmony Borax Works (borax; production mill ruins; mining equipment; mining
heritage; interpretive story panels)
Death Valley, CA
760-786-3200
http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/harmony.htm
Hazel-Atlas Mine (silica Sand; mining equipment; mining heritage; mining methods)
(See also Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve)
Antioch, CA
510-544-2750
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/black_diamond#features
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (see Fall Creek Unit Lime Kilns)
Joshua Tree National Forest (gold; silver; mine ruins; Lost Horse Mine trail; Desert
Queen Mine on Keys Ranch guided walking tour has mining equipment; mining heritage;
Wall Street Mill has interpretive panels)
Twentynine Palms, CA
760-367-5500
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
Julian Gold Expedition (gold; gold panning; mine tours)
Julian, CA
760-522-8530
http://www.juliangoldexpedition.com/
Julian Pioneer Museum (gold; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Julian, CA
760-765-0227
http://julianpioneermuseum.org/ or http://www.julianca.com/Historic-SitesHistory.html
Julian Train and Gold Mine Tour (gold; gold panning; mine tour)
Julian, CA
760-765-2288
http://pioneerw.ipower.com//page3.html
Kennedy Gold Mine (gold; mine tours; mine buildings; mining machinery; headframe;
mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Jackson, CA
209-223-9542
http://www.kennedygoldmine.com/
Kentucky Mine Historic Park & Museum (gold; mine tours; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining artifacts; mine machinery; stamp mill; mining memorabilia)
Sierra City, CA
530-862-1310
http://www.sierracountyhistory.org/kentucky-mine-historic-park-and-museum
Limekiln State Park (limestone; lime; lime kilns; self-guided hike to the kilns and quarry;
park brochure; No interpretive signage)
California State Parks (1-800-777-0369)
Big Sur, CA
805-434-1996
Maggie’s Mine Tour (silver; self-guided mine tour; ore minerals; mining equipment;
mining heritage; mineral processing; mine machinery; reconstructed assay office)
San Bernardino County Regional Parks)
Yermo, CA
1-800-862-2542
https://calicoattractions.com/Maggie_Mine.html or
http://cms.sbcounty.gov/parks/Home.aspx
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park (gold; hydraulic mining exhibition; gold panning;
mining heritage; mining equipment; Miner’s Cabin)
Nevada City, CA
530-265-2740
http://malakoffdigginsstatepark.org/ or http://www.nevadacountygold.com/about/stateparks/malakoff-diggins or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=494
Mariposa Mining & Mineral Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining memorabilia;
mining artifacts; miner’s cabin; mining equipment; stamp mill; mining heritage)
Mariposa, CA
209-966-2924
http://mariposamuseum.com/
Mariposa Museum & History Center (see Mariposa Mining & Mineral Museum)
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (gold; gold panning, mining equipment;
mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mine buildings; guided walking tour; period reenactors)
Coloma, CA
530-622-3470
The Miner’s Pick Antiques and Western Hardrock Mining Museum (by appointment;
gold rush; mining artifacts; mining and assaying tools; mining and gold rush
memorabilia)
Amador City, CA
209-304-9492
http://www.minerspick.com/
Murphys Old Timers Museum (gold; Gold Rush history; mining artifacts; mining
heritage)
Murphys, CA
209-728-1160
http://murphysoldtimersmuseum.com/
New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum (mercury; mine buildings; mining museum;
mining heritage;
San Jose, CA
408-323-1107
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/Almaden-Quicksilver-MiningMuseum.aspx
North Bloomfield Museum (see Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park)
Northern Mariposa County History Center (gold; Gold Rush history; mining equipment;
mine locomotive)
Coulterville, CA
209-878-3015
http://coultervillehistorycenter.org/
Northstar Mine Powerhouse & Pelton Wheel Museum (gold; ore minerals; mining
artifacts; mining machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine replicas; model of
a dredge)
Grass Valley, CA
530-273-4255
http://nevadacountyhistory.org/html/mining_museum.html
Oakland Museum of California (gold; Gold Rush history; mining heritage; mining
artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Oakland, CA
510-451-3322
http://museumca.org/
Old Timers Museum (see Murphys Old Timers Museum)
Original Sixteen To One Mine (gold; mine tour)
Alleghany, CA
530-287-3223
http://www.origsix.com/index.asp
Plumas-Eureka State Park (gold; restored 60-stamp Mohawk mill; mine buildings;
mining equipment; mining museum; mining heritage)
Graeagle, CA
530-836-2380
http://www.plumas-eureka.org/
Roaring Camp Mining Co. (gold; placer mining; gold panning; mining artifacts museum;
mine ruins)
Pine grove, CA
209-296-4100
http://www.roaringcampgold.com/
Rocklin Historical Society Museum (granite; quarry exhibit; self-guided granite quarries
tour; mining equipment; mining artifacts)
Rocklin, CA
916-624-3464
http://www.rocklinhistory.org/default.asp
Sierra College Natural History Museum (outdoor mining exhibit; rock and mineral
collection; mining equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)
Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
916-660-7923
http://www.sierracollege.edu/museum
Sierra County Historic Park & Museum (see Kentucky Mine Historic Park & Museum)
Sixteen To One Mine (see Original Sixteen To One Mine)
South Yuba River State Park (gold; gold panning; docent-led history and gold-panning
tours; Bridgeport Mining Camp)
Nevada City, CA
530-432-2546 or 530-273-3884
http://www.southyubariverstatepark.org/ or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=496
Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (gold; mining heritage; Gold Rush history)
Sacramento, CA
916-445-4422
http://www.suttersfort.org/ or http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=485
Tuolumne County Museum & History Center (gold; Gold Rush history; gold exhibits;
mining records/memorabilia; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Sonora, CA
209-532-1317
https://tchistory.org/index.html
Underground Gold Miners Museum (gold; mine tour; mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Alleghany, CA
530-287-3330 or 530-287-3223
http://www.undergroundgold.com/Index.html
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns (lead; silver; mining heritage; interpretive story panels)
Death Valley, CA
760-786-3200
http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/charcoalkilns.htm
Colorado
American Eagles Scenic Overlook and Historic Mine (gold; mining heritage; interpretive
story boards; mine camp structures; headframe and hoist)
Victor, CO
855-643-8216
http://victorcolorado.com/eagles.htm
Argo Gold Mine and Mill (gold; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining equipment
demonstrations; mining memorabilia; gold panning)
Idaho Springs, CO
303-567-2421
http://www.historicargotours.com/
Bachelor Syracuse Mine (gold; mine tour; gold panning; mining equipment)
Ouray, CO
970-325-0220 (summer)
800-932-6337 (winter)
http://bachelorsyracusemine.com/
Capital Prize Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment)
Georgetown, CO
303-569-3779
http://www.capitalprizemines.com/
Carbonate Mine and Little Tommie Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining heritage; ore
mills; mine buildings; mining machinery; mining methods)
Breckenridge, CO
720-226-0702
http://carbonatemine.com/index.html
City of Mines (gold; mine tours; mining museums)
Cripple Creek Victor Mining District
Victor, CO
http://www.victorcolorado.com
Clear Creek Mining and Milling Museum
Idaho Springs, CO
303-567-4709
Cokedale Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage; coke oven ruins; mine ruins)
Cokedale, CO
719-846-7428 or 719-846-8763
http://www.historictrinidad.com/museums.html or
http://www.sangres.com/colorado/lasanimas/cokedale.htm#.VP9EpvnF-AV
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum (rock and minerals display; precious metals
exhibit; mining heritage; mining artifacts; historic mining murals; geology video; )
Golden, CO
303-273-3815
http://www.mines.edu/Geology_Museum
Compromise Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage)
Aspen, CO
970-925-3699 or 970-925-2049
http://www.allaspen.com/history_museums/compromise_mine.php
Country Boy Mine (gold; mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment and artifacts;
gold panning; mining machinery)
Breckenridge, CO
970-453-4405
http://www.countryboymine.com/
Creede Underground Mining Museum (silver; ore specimens; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining methods; mine structures)
Creede, CO
719-658-0811
http://museumtrail.org/CreedeUndergroundMiningMuseum.asp
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum (coal; gold; silver; mining equipment; mining
heritage; diorama of a coal mine; coal company town diorama of Crested Butte;
Jokerville Mine Disaster Monument, offsite)
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (gold; mine tour)
Victor, CO
719-689-4211
http://www.ccvgoldmining.com
Cripple Creek District Museum (gold; ore minerals; mining heritage; mining machinery;
mining artifacts; assay office; miner’s cabin)
Cripple Creek, CO
719-689-9540
http://cripplecreekmuseum.com/
Cripple Creek Heritage Center (gold; gems and minerals display; mining heritage; mining
artifacts; mining equipment; gold mining techniques; mine model)
Cripple Creek, CO
719-689-3315 or 1-877-858-4653
http://visitcripplecreek.com/businesses/cripple-creek-heritage-and-information-center
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver, CO
303-370-6000
http://www.dmns.org/
Edgar Mine (silver; gold; lead; copper; mine tour; mining engineering student
experimental mine)
Colorado School of Mines
Idaho Springs, CO
303-567-2911
http://www.mines.edu/EdgarMine
French Gulch Gold Mine and Dredge Hike (gold; mining tour; mining heritage, mine
ruins; Reiling Dredge)
Breckenridge, CO
970-453-9767 extension 2
http://breckheritage.com/french-gulch-gold-mine-and-dredge-hike/
Georgetown Loop Railroad and Lebanon Mine Park (silver; Mine tour; mill and mine
buildings)
Georgetown, CO and Silver Plume, CO
888-456-6777
http://georgetownlooprr.com/
Ghost Town Wild West Museum (gold; mining heritage; gold panning; gold mining
video; gold mill ruins; mining memorabilia; assay office)
Colorado Springs, CO
719-634-0696
http://www.ghosttownmuseum.com/
Gilpin County Historical Society Museum
Central City, CO
303-582-5283
http://www.gilpinhistory.org/
Gunnison Pioneer Museum (coal; gold; granite; ice; mining heritage; mining tools;
mining equipment;; mine machinery; Aberdeen Quarry jeep tours in summer; railroad
coal car or gondola; rock and mineral collection)
Gunnison County Pioneer and Historical Society
Gunnison, CO
970-641-4530
http://www.gunnisonpioneermuseum.com/index.html
Hard Tack Mine Tours and Museum (silver; underground mine tour; ore minerals;
mining heritage; mining equipment; mining machinery)
Lake City, CO
970-944-2506
http://www.hardtackmine.com/
Heritage Museum and Visitor Center
Idaho Springs, CO
303-567-4382
http://visitidahospringscolorado.com/
Hidee Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; mining techniques; mining heritage)
Central City/Blackhawk, CO
720-548-0343
http://www.hideegoldmine.com/
Holden / Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum (silver; mining heritage; mining tools;
mine buildings; mine machinery)
Aspen, CO
970-925-3721
http://www.aspenhistorysociety.com/holdenmuseum.html
Hopemore Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment; mine machinery;
mining artifacts; mine structures)
Leadville, CO
719-486-0301
http://www.visitleadvilleco.com/history_tours
Iowa Hill Gold Miner’s Hike (gold; mining tour; mining techniques/demonstrations;
mining artifacts; interpretive story boards; miner’s boarding house; mining heritage)
Breckenridge, CO
970-453-9767 extension 2
http://breckheritage.com/preston-ghost-town-and-gold-mine-hike/
James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum
Boulder, CO
303-776-8848
http://www.bouldercounty.org/os/culture/pages/assaymuseum.aspx
Lafayette Miner’s Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)
Lafayette, CO
303-665-7030
http://www.cityoflafayette.com/index.aspx?NID=463
Lebanon Mine (see Georgetown Loop Railroad and Lebanon Mine Park)
Lomax Placer Mine (gold; gold panning; mining tour; miner’s cabin; mining equipment;
mining heritage)
Breckenridge, CO
970-468-2207
http://www.summithistorical.org/Lomax.html
Lost Mine Tours (lime kilns; marble quarry; underground manganese mine)
Salida, CO
719-539-7786
http://www.salida.com/lostmine/index.htm
Marble Museum
Marble, CO
970-963-9815
http://marblehistory.org/
Matchless Mine
Leadville, CO
719-486-1229
http://www.leadvillemuseums.com/matchlessmine.html
Mayflower Mill (gold; silver; mill tour; mineral processing and milling; mine buildings)
Silverton, CO
970-387-0294
http://www.sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org/mayflower-mill.html#.UvFixj1dWSo
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine (gold; ore minerals; mine tour; mining artifacts and tools;
mining equipment; mining heritage)
Cripple Creek, CO
719-689-2466
http://www.goldminetours.com/goldminetours.com/Home.html
Museum of the West (uranium mining)
Grand Junction, CO
970-242-0971
https://www.museumofwesternco.com/visit/museum-of-the-west/
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Leadville, CO
719-486-1229
http://www.mininghalloffame.org/
Nederland Mining Museum
Nederland, CO
303-258-7332
http://www.bouldercounty.org/os/culture/pages/miningmuseum.aspx
Old Hundred Gold Mine (gold; guided mine tour; gold panning; mine train; mining
artifacts; mining demonstrations; mining equipment; historic boardinghouse)
Silverton, CO
970-387-5444 or 1-800-872-3009
http://www.minetour.com/
Ouray County Historical Society and Museum
Ouray, CO
970-325-4576
http://www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Phoenix Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; guided mine tour; mining artifacts; mining
heritage)
Idaho Springs, CO
303-567-0422
http://www.phoenixmine.com/
Pike’s Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek, CO
719-689-3315 or 1-877-858-4653
http://visitcripplecreek.com or
http://www.tellerlinks.com/attractions
Preston Ghost Town and Gold Mine Hike (gold; mining tour; mine ruins; mining
heritage)
Breckenridge, CO
970-453-9767 extension 2
http://breckheritage.com/preston-ghost-town-and-gold-mine-hike/
R E Demmon Mine
Georgetown, CO
303-569-2227
Red Mountain Mining Interpretive Site (gold; silver; mining heritage; mine buildings and
ruins; mining reclamation; interpretive story boards)
San Juan Scenic Highway (State Highway 550)
Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest)
Delta, CO
970-874-6600
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gmug/recreation/scenicdrivinginfo/recarea/?recid=32756
&actid=105
Salida Museum (gold; silver; mineral specimens; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining
heritage; Salida smokestack, offsite with interpretive story boards)
Salida, CO
719-539-7483
http://salidamuseum.org/
San Juan County Mining Heritage Center (see Silverton Mining Heritage Center)
Silverton Mining Heritage Center (ore minerals; mining heritage; mining artifacts;
mining equipment; assayers lab; log boardinghouse; tram towers; simulated underground
mine)
San Juan County Historical Society
Silverton, CO
970-387-5838
http://www.sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Smuggler Mine and Compromise Mine (silver; mine tour; mining heritage; mining
equipment)
Aspen, CO
970-925-2049
http://www.allaspen.com/history_museums/smuggler_mine.php
South Park City (gold; restored mining boomtown; mining heritage; mining machinery;
mining artifacts; mine buildings; assay office)
Fairplay, CO
719-836-2387
http://www.fairy-lamp.com/SPCMuseum/South_Park_City_Main.html
Steelworks Center of the West (iron; steel; coal; coal mining; coal camp excursion;
historical excursion; steel mill guided tours; steel mill and mining artifacts; steel mill
buildings; mining and steel mill equipment; mining and industrial heritage; interpretive
story boards; mining and industrial memorabilia)
Bessemer Historical Society
Pueblo, CO
719-564-9086
http://steelworks.us/newsite/
Steelworks Museum (see Steelworks Center of the West)
Telluride Historical Museum (gold; silver; zinc; ore minerals; assaying; mining artifacts;
Telluride, CO
970-728-3344
http://www.telluridemuseum.org/
Trinidad History Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining memorabilia)
Trinidad, CO
719-846-7217
http://www.historictrinidad.com/museums.html or
http://www.historycolorado.org/museums/trinidad-history-museum-0 or
http://www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/thistmus.html
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum (gold; gold panning; mining machinery; mining artifacts;
mining heritage; miner’s cabin exhibit)
Victor, CO
719-689-5509
http://www.victorcolorado.com/museum.htm
Victor’s Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts;
mining equipment)
Victor, CO
719-651-5569
http://www.victorcolorado.com/AgMuseum.htm
Walsenburg Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage)
Walsenburg, CO
719-738-1992
http://spanishpeakscountry.com/museums-galleries/walsenburg-mining-museum/ or
http://huerfanohistory.org/mining-museum.html
Washington Mine Interpretive Site (gold; silver; mine tour; mining equipment; mine
machinery; mining heritage)
Breckenridge, CO
970-468-2207
http://www.summithistorical.org/Washington.html
Western Museum of Mining & Industry (mining artifacts and equipment; mining
heritage)
Colorado Springs, CO
719-488-0880 or 1-800-752-6558
http://www.wmmi.org
Connecticut
Berlin Historical Society Museum (Brick Exhibit)
Berlin, CT
860-828-5114
http://www.berlincthistorical.org/
Canton Historical Museum (ice harvesting)
Collinsville, CT
860-693-2793
http://www.cantonmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science (minerals and rocks collection;
mining heritage; underground mine tunnel; mine safety; mining equipment)
Kent, CT
860-927-0050
http://www.ctamachinery.com/what-is-cama/connecticut_museum_of_minin/about-theconnecticut-museu/
Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Iron Furnace
Kent, CT
860-927-3849
http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302262
http://www.ericsloane.com/museum.htm
Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine (copper; mine tunnels; closed at present for
restoration)
East Granby, CT
860-653-3563
http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1023&ResourceType=Site
http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302258
Tilcon Trap Rock Quarry Tour (trap rock/basalt; aggregate; mine tour; mining processes;
mining methods; mining heritage)
Totoket Historical Society
North Branford, CT
203-488-0423
[email protected]
http://www.totokethistoricalsociety.org/
Delaware
Hagley Museum and Library (gneiss; building/dimension stone; historic stone quarries;
mining heritage; quarrying demonstrations; mining equipment; interpretive story boards)
Wilmington, DE
302-658-2400
http://www.hagley.org/
Iron Hill Museum (Delaware Academy of Science)
Newark, DE
302-368-5703
http://www.ironhill-museum.org/default.htm
District of Columbia
Godey Lime Kilns (lime; limestone; lime kiln ruins; mining and industrial heritage;
interpretive historical marker)
Junction Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway at 27th and L Streets N.W.
Washington, DC
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Godey-Lime-Kilns/228094190585480 or
http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/73000221.pdf
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC
202-633-1000
https://www.mnh.si.edu/
Florida
Mulberry Phosphate Museum
Mulberry, FL
863-425-2823
http://www.mulberryphosphatemuseum.org/home.html
Georgia
Bartow History Museum (iron; iron ore; industrial and mining heritage; iron industry
artifacts; iron furnace diorama and exhibit)
Cartersville, GA
770-382-3818
http://bartowhistorymuseum.org/
Consolidated Gold Mines (gold; underground mine tour; gold panning)
Dahlonega, GA
706-864-8473
http://www.consolidatedgoldmine.com
Cooper’s Furnace Day Use Area (iron; mining and industrial heritage; iron furnace
remains; interpretive story board)
US Army Corps of Engineers
Cartersville, GA
678-721-6700
http://www.visitcartersvillega.org/na/Cooper's_Furnace_Day_Use_Area or
http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Recreation/AllatoonaLake/DayUse
/CooperFurnacepark.aspx
Crisson Gold Mine (gold; mining machinery; mining heritage)
Dahlonega, GA
706-864-6363
http://www.crissongoldmine.com
Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site (gold; mining techniques; mining heritage)
Dahlonega, GA
706-864-2257
http://www.gastateparks.org/DahlonegaGoldMuseum
Elberton Granite Museum
Elberton, GA
706-283-2551
http://www.egaonline.com/
Georgia Marble Festival (see Georgia Marble Quarry Tour)
Georgia Marble Quarry Tour (marble; quarry tour; annually during the Georgia Marble
Festival)
Jasper, GA
706-692-5600
http://www.georgiamarblefestival.com/marbletours.htm
Gilles O. Allard Economic Geology Collection (University of Georgia Museum of
Natural History)
Athens, GA
706-542-2652
http://glylamp.gly.uga.edu/allardcollection/
Nelson Marble Museum
Nelson, GA
770-735-2211
http://www.exploregeorgia.org/listing/3340-nelson-marble-museum/photos
Pine Mountain Gold Museum at Stockmar Park
Villa Rica, GA
770-459-8455
http://www.pinemountaingoldmuseum.com/
Stone Mountain Park (granite quarry exhibit)
Stone Mountain, GA
770-498-5690
http://www.stonemountainpark.com/activities/history-nature/Quarry-Exhibit.aspx
Tellus Science Museum (minerals and rocks displays; uses of rocks and minerals;
‘Minerals of Georgia’ exhibit; ‘McNitt Family Mining Exhibition;’ mining heritage;
mineral processing machinery; mining methods; check out the Scout programs)
Cartersville, GA
770-606-5700
http://tellusmuseum.org/
William Weinman Mineral Museum (see Tellus Science Museum)
Hawaii
Hana Cultural Center and Museum (stone tools and implements)
Hana, HI
808-248-8622
http://www.hanaculturalcenter.org/
Lucoral Museum
Honolulu, HI
808-922-1999
http://www.lucoralmuseum.com/index.html
Idaho
Blaine County Historical Museum (gold; lead; silver; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Hailey, ID
208-788-1801
http://www.bchistoricalmuseum.org/
Boise Basin Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Idaho City, ID
208-392-4550
http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/boise-basin-museum/ or
Bonner County Historical Museum (mining heritage)
Sandpoint, ID
208-263-2344
http://www.bonnercountyhistory.org/
Bunker Hill Staff House Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)
Cambridge Museum
Cambridge, ID
208-257-3485
http://www.cambridge.id.gov/index.htm
Captain John Mullan Museum (silver; mining relics; mining heritage)
Mullan, ID
208-744-1155
http://www.mullanhouse.com/activities/ or
http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/captain-john-mullan-museum/
Clayton Area Historical Museum
Clayton, ID
208-879-2846
http://www.claytonidaho.org/
Clearwater Historical Museum
Orofino, ID
208-476-5033
http://www.clearwatermuseum.org
Council Valley Museum
Council, ID
208-253-4582
http://councilmuseum.com/
Crystal Gold Mine (gold; silver; mine tour; mining artifacts and equipment; mining
heritage)
Kellogg, ID
208-783-4653
http://www.goldmine-idaho.com/
Hagerman Valley Historical Society Museum (gold; mining heritage)
Hagerman, ID
208-837-6288
http://www.hagermanmuseum.com/
Historical Museum at St. Gertrude
Cottonwood, ID
208-962-2050
http://www.historicalmuseumatstgertrude.org/
Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology (ore minerals; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Boise, ID
208-368-9876
http://www.idahomuseum.org/
Idaho State Historical Society Museum (under renovation June 2014 – June 2017)
Boise, ID
208-334-2120
http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-historical-museum
J. Howard Bradbury Logging Museum (mining heritage)
Pierce, ID
208-464-2677
https://www.facebook.com/JHowardBradburyLoggingMuseum/info or
http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/museums/j-howard-bradbury-memorial-loggingmuseum/
John Brogan Park (Idaho City Historical Foundation)
Idaho City, ID
208-392-4550
http://www.idahocityhf.org/our-properties/
Ketchum Sun Valley Historical Society Museum
Ketchum, ID
208-726-8118
http://ksvhistoricalsociety.org/
Land of Yankee Fork State Park (gold dredge; mining ghost towns; mining heritage)
Challis, ID
208-879-5244
http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/land-yankee-fork
Lawson’s Emu-Z-Um
Grand View, ID
208-834-2397
http://www.emuzum.com/
Lemhi County Historical Society & Museum
Salmon, ID
208-756-3342
http://www.lemhicountymuseum.org/
Mackay Mine Hill Tour Historic Drive (copper; gold; lead; silver; zinc; mine sites;
mining heritage)
Moore, ID
208-588-3148
http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/historic-sites/mackay-mine-hill-tour-historic-drive/
or http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Idaho/Custer/Mackay/16WSign.htm
Mining and Smelting Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)
Museum of North Idaho (silver; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
memorabilia)
Coeur d’Alene, ID
208-664-3448
http://www.museumni.org/index.html
Northern Pacific Railroad Museum
Wallace, ID
208-752-0111
http://www.npdepot.org/
Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library (gold; silver; ore minerals;
stamp mill; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Murphy, ID
208-495-2319
http://owyheemuseum.org/default.asp?pageName=Home
Pierce Free Public Library (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Pierce, ID
208-464-2823
http://www.piercepubliclibrary.com/
Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum (silver; ore minerals; mining artifacts;
mining equipment; mining machinery; mine replicas; mining heritage)
Kellogg, ID
208-786-4141
http://www.staffhousemuseum.com/
Sierra Silver Mine Tour (silver; underground mine tour; mining artifacts; mining
equipment demonstrations; mining heritage)
Wallace, ID
208-752-5151
http://www.silverminetour.org/
Sprag Pole Inn and Museum (gold; gold panning; underground mining; hydraulic mining;
mining heritage)
Murray, ID
http://silver-valley.com/sprag_pole/
Staff House Museum (see Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum)
Wallace District Mining Museum & Visitor Center (silver; ore minerals; mining artifacts;
mining heritage; 3-D mine models)
Wallace, ID
208-556-1592
http://www.wallaceminingmuseum.org/
Illinois
American Fluorite Museum
Rosiclare, IL
618-285-3513
http://www.southernillinoismuseums.org/museums/participating-museums/82-theamerican-flourite-museum
Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln (limestone; lime; restored 19th–20th Century lime kiln; historic
site signage; active limestone quarry nearby)
Polo Historical Society
Polo, IL
815-946-4142
http://www.polohistoricalsociety.org/index.html
Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library
Princeton, IL
815-875-2184
http://bureaucountyhistoricalsociety.com/
Burpee Museum of Natural History (coal; Carboniferous coal forest)
Rockford, IL
815-965-3433
http://www.burpee.org/exhibits
Carbon Hill School Museum (coal; mining tools; mining memorabilia; mining heritage)
Carbon Hill Historical Society
Carbon Hill, IL
815-634-4213
http://www.ccpld.org/museum.htm
Caterpillar Global Mining Visitor center (Mining equipment; mining machines; mining
heritage; sustainable development; virtual ride in 2 ½ - story Cat®797F Mining Truck;
heavy equipment simulator; soil and rock technology study, Similitude)
Peoria, IL
309-675-0606
http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/visitors-center.html
Centralia Area Historical Society Museum
Centralia, IL
618-545-0657
http://www.centraliamuseum.com/
Christian County Coal Mine Museum
Taylorville, IL
217-823-1819
https://www.enjoyillinois.com/thingstodo/details/2953
Elizabeth History Museum
Elizabeth, IL
815-858-2343
http://galena.org/elizabeth-history-museum/
http://www.elizabethhistoricalsociety.com/index.html
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL
312-922-9410
http://fieldmuseum.org/
Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society & U. S. Grant Museum
Galena, IL
815-777-9129
http://www.galenahistory.org/
Glen Carbon Heritage Museum
Glen Carbon, IL
618-288-7271
http://www.glen-carbon.il.us/891/Heritage-Museum-and-Log-Cabin
Heritage Quarries Recreation Areas (limestone and dolomite; historical markers; walking
tours) Lemont, IL
630-257-1590
http://www.lemont.il.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/90
Historic Grafton Walking Tour (magnesia limestone quarry; ice houses; visitor center
located in limestone quarry; ice harvesting artifact; “slate” mine located just outside of
town)
Grafton, IL
618-786-7000
http://www.visitalton.com/theme/frontend/files/guides/grafton-walking-tour.pdf
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Office of Mines and Minerals)
Mineral and Rock Box Exhibit
217-782-6791
https://dnr.state.il.us/mines/education/rockbox.htm
Illinois Iron Furnace Historic Site (iron; reconstructed iron furnace; mining and industrial
heritage; interpretive story boards)
Shawnee National Forest
Harrisburg, IL
618-253-7114
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=10687&actid=
42 and http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3831743.pdf
Illinois State Museum (minerals and rocks and their uses)
Springfield, IL
217-782-7386
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/index.html
Lemont Area Historical Society and Museum (limestone quarry walking tour; mining
artifacts; mining heritage)
Lemont, IL
630-257-2972
http://www.lemonthistorical.org/Newsletter/
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Elmhurst, IL
630-833-1616
http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/index.php
Moweaqua Coal Mining Museum
Moweaqua, IL
217-768-3019
http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/moweaqua-museum.html
http://www.moweaqua.org/area-amenities.php
Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago, IL
773-684-1414
http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/coal-mine/
O’Fallon Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage)
O’Fallon, IL
618-624-8409
http://www.ofallonhistory.net/index.html
Palmisano Park, formerly Stearns Quarry Park (limestone; self-guided quarry/park tour;
construction landfill; mining heritage; mine reclamation and sustainability; mine ruins;
St. Barbara (patron saint of miners) Church)
Chicago, IL
312-747-6497
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Palmisano-Park/
Quarry Overlook at Historic Nauvoo (limestone; mining heritage)
Nauvoo, IL
217-453-2237
http://www.historicnauvoo.net/2010/01/quarry-overlook/
Rock City Business Complex (mine reclamation; limestone; underground storage facility)
Valmeyer, IL
618-281-3400
http://www.monroecountyil.org/index.aspx?NID=262
Spring Valley Historic Association Museum
Spring Valley, IL
815-664-4288
http://bureaucounty-il.com/History
Stearns Quarry Park (see Palmisano Park)
Streatorland Museum
Streator, IL
815-672-2443
http://streatorlandmuseum.com/
Thornton Historical Society Museum (limestone; quarry tour)
Thornton, IL
708-877-6569
http://www.thornton60476.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B7F5AF14E8F44-4331-AB8D-9FC8008FA818%7D
Indiana
Dugger Coal Museum (coal)
Dugger, IN
El Aguila Gold Mine (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila)
George Obear Overlook Park (limestone; dolomite; aggregates; view the aggregates
processing plant and reclaimed quarry from the overlook tower; dedication panel; further
information can be obtained through the City of Delphi)
Delphi, IN
765-564-2097
[email protected]
http://www.cityofdelphi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408&Ite
mid=296
Gold Mine of El Aguila (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila)
Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El Aguila (gold; simulated underground
mine; mineral processing; mining videos and interactive displays; ore mineral core
sample; mine safety; mineral exploration; sustainable development)
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
765-494-3258
http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/outreach/index.html
Indiana State Museum
Lawrence County Museum of History
Bedford, IN
812-278-8575
http://lawrencecountyhistory.org/
The Limestone Museum (limestone; quarry tour during Limestone Month in June)
Oakland City University-Land of Limestone Exhibit
Bloomington, IN
812-279-8126
http://www.oak.edu/about-ocu/
http://www.visitbloomington.com/limestone/resources/
Monroe County History Center
Bloomington, IN
812-332-2517
http://www.monroehistory.org/
Museum of the Coal Industry
Lynnville, IN
812-922-5659
http://www.lynnvillecoalmuseum.org/
Purdue University mining exhibit (see Hampton Hall Mining Exhibit, Gold Mine of El
Aguila)
US Aggregates Delphi Limestone Quarry (limestone; dolomite; aggregates, mine tour
upon request, but limited and subject to review)
Delphi, IN
765-564-2580
http://usagg.com/locations/
Wabash & Erie Canal Limestone; lime; replica lime kiln; original lime kilns; limemaking exhibit; quarry overlook; interpretive story boards)
Delphi, IN
765-564-2870 or 765-564-6572
http://www.wabashanderiecanal.org/Home_Page.html
Iowa
Appanoose County Historical & Coal Mining Museum (coal; mine replicas; mining
equipment and artifacts; mining machinery; mining heritage)
Centerville, IA
641-856-8040
http://appanoosehistory.com/indexREG.html
Bertrand Excavation Site Museum, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge interpretive center
Missouri Valley, IA
712-388-4800
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/desoto/
Coal Mining & Heritage Museum (see Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage
Museum)
Guthrie County Historical Village
Panora, IA
641-755-2989
http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Guthrie/Park/Guthrie-County-HistoricalVillage.aspx
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (mining heritage; mining history)
West Branch, IA
319-643-5301
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/
Hurstville Lime Kilns (lime; limestone; mining and industrial heritage; reconstructed and
restored lime kilns)
Jackson County Historical Society owned; Jackson County Conservation Board managed
Maquoketa, IA
563-652-3783
http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Jackson/Park/Hurstville-Lime-Kilns.aspx or
http://www.jacksonccb.com/Hurstvillelimekilns.html or
http://www.jciahs.com/sites/hurstville-lime-kilns
Jasper County Historical Museum
Newton, IA
641-792-9118
http://www.jaspercountymuseum.com/home.html
John L. Lewis Museum of Mining and Labor
Lucas, IA
641-766-6831
http://www.coalmininglabormuseum.com/main2.html
Lucas County Historical Society Museum
Chariton, IA
641-774-4464
http://lucascountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/
Madrid Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage; mine replica and scale model)
Madrid, IA
515-795-3249
http://www.madridiamuseum.com/
Mathias Ham House (lead; lead miner’s dwelling; mining heritage)
Dubuque, IA
563-557-9545
http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/features_historicsites_ham.cfm
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage Museum (coal; mining tools; mining equipment;
mining heritage; mining artifacts; Coal Miners Day)
Melcher-Dallas, IA
641-947-5651
http://www.marioncountyiowa.com/communities/melcher-dallas/ or
http://www.traveliowa.com/aspx/dest.aspx?id=7032
Mines of Spain Recreation Area interpretive center
Dubuque, IA
563-556-0620
http://www.minesofspain.org/
Monroe County Historical Museum
Albia, IA
641-932-7046
http://www.iowabeautiful.com/south-central-iowa-tourism/378-monroe-countyhistorical-museum-albia-iow.html
Old State Quarry State Preserve (limestone; dimension stone; mining heritage; quarrying
methods; interpretive sign)
University of Iowa, Recreational Services
Iowa City (near North Liberty), IA
319-335-9293
file:///C:/Users/kruk1921/Downloads/preservesguide%20(2).pdf or
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Destinations/StatePreserves.aspx
Pearl Button Museum (nacre—freshwater mussel shell; harvesting equipment; simulated
button factory)
Muscatine History & Industry Center
Muscatine, IA
563-263-1052
http://www.muscatinehistory.org/ or http://www.karipearls.com/muscatine-pearl-buttonmuseum.html
Prairie Trails Museum
Corydon, IA
641-872-2211
http://www.prairietrailsmuseum.org/
Putnam Museum (Putnam-Linwood Mine)
Davenport, IA
563-324-1933
http://www.putnam.org/Exhibit-Halls/Permanent-Exhibits/Putnam-Linwood-Mine.aspx
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History (coal; Pennsylvanian coal swamp)
(Pentacrest Museums)
Iowa City, IA
319-335-0480
http://www.uiowa.edu/~nathist/
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (stone mill)
Decorah, IA
563-382-9681
http://vesterheim.org/
Waukee Public Library Coal Mining Exhibit
Waukee, IA
515-987-1280
http://www.waukee.lib.ia.us/waukeepl/
Kansas
Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum (lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Baxter Springs, KS
620-856-2385
http://www.baxterspringsmuseum.org/
Big Brutus, Inc.
West Mineral, KS
620-827-6177
http://www.bigbrutus.org/
Citadel Caverns Underground Storage and Business Center (limestone; mining artifacts;
mine and storage site tours by appointment; mining reclamation)
Atchison, KS
913-367-5244
http://www.citadelcaverns.com/
Galena Mining and Historical Museum (lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts and
equipment; model of Grand Central Mine)
Galena, KS
620-783-2192
http://www.kansastravel.org/galenaminingmuseum.htm
Johnston Geology Museum (lead; zinc; Tri-State mining display)
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS
620-341-5330
http://www.emporia.edu/~es/museum/
Kansas Underground Salt Museum (see Strataca-Kansas Underground Salt Museum)
Miners Hall Museum (coal; lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Franklin, KS
620-347-4220
http://www.minershallmuseum.com/
Strataca-Kansas Underground Salt Museum (salt; underground mine tour; mining
techniques; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Hutchinson, KS
620-662-1425 or 866-755-3450
http://underkansas.org/
Kentucky
Barthell Coal Mining Camp
Whitley City, KY
888-550-5748
http://www.barthellcoalcamp.com./index.htm
Bell County Coal House and Museum
Middlesboro, KY
606-248-1075
http://www.tourseky.com/node/840
Bell County Historical Society Museum
Middlesboro, KY
606-242-0005
http://www.bellcountymuseum.com/
Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum (fluorspar; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
and milling artifacts; mining machinery; mining memorabilia; dig for minerals; annual
mineral show)
Marion, KY
270-965-4263
http://www.clementmineralmuseum.org/
Blue Heron Interpretive Center and Mining Community
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, KY
606-376-3787 or 606-376-5073
http://www.nps.gov/biso/historyculture/blueheron.htm or
http://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm
Blue Heron Mine (coal; mining artifacts; audio self-guided tour; mine buildings; mining
heritage)
Big South Fork Scenic Railway
Stearns, KY
303-778-7458; 800-462-5664
http://bsfsry.com/history/blue-heron-mine/
David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum (coal)
Jenkins, KY
606-832-4676
http://www.coaleducation.org/zegeer/
Historical Society Museum of Hopkins County
Madisonville, KY
270-821-3986
http://visitmadisonvilleky.com/listing/historical-society-museum-of-hopkins-county or
http://historicalsocietyhopkinscoky.org/about/
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum & Portal 31 (coal; mining artifacts and equipment;
mining heritage)
Benham, KY
606-848-1530
http://kycoalmuseum-portal31.southeast.kctcs.edu/
Louisville Mega Cavern (limestone; underground mine tour; underground adventure
activities; sustainable development; mine reclamation)
Louisville, KY
1-877-614-6342 or 502-855-6342
http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/
McCreary County Museum
Stearns, KY
606-376-5730
http://mccrearymuseum.com/
Owensboro Museum of Science and History
Owensboro, KY
270-687-2732
http://owensboromuseum.org/
Portal 31 (see Kentucky Coal Mining Museum & Portal 31)
Van Lear Historical Society Coal Miners’ Museum
Van Lear, KY
606-789-8540
http://www.vanlearkentucky.com/index.html
Louisiana
Brimstone Museum
Sulphur, LA
337-527-0357
http://www.brimstonemuseum.org/
Mooringsport Mini-Museum (fresh-water pearls/gem mining)
Mooringsport, LA
318-996-7660 or 318-996-7490 or 318-996-7531 or 318-996-7465
http://mooringsport.com/museum.html
Poverty Point State Historic Site
Pioneer, LA
1-888-926-5492 or 318-926-5492
http://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-parks/historic-sites/poverty-point-state-historicsite/index
Maine
Babson Farm Quarry self-guided walking tour (see halibut Pont State park)
Boothbay Region Historical Society (ice-mining/cutting tools on exhibit)
Boothbay Harbor, ME
207-633-0820
http://boothbayhistorical.org/
Curran Homestead Living History Farm and Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting
tools; ice harvesting equipment; ice harvesting artifacts; annual ice harvest
demonstration)
Harvest of Diamonds (annual ice harvest the first Saturday every February)
Orrington, ME
207-745-4426
http://www.curranhomestead.org/
Deer Isle Granite Museum
Stonington, ME
207-367-6331
http://deerislegranitemuseum.wordpress.com/
General Henry Knox Museum (ask about the Knox Brick Works and Knox Lime Works)
Montpelier, ME
207-354-8062
http://www.knoxmuseum.org/
Halibut Point State Park (granite; Babson Farm Quarry self-guided walking tour; mining
heritage; mining artifacts)
Rockport, ME
978-546-2997
http://halibutpoint.wordpress.com/
Hendricks Hill Museum (ice harvesting/mining tools)
Southport, ME
207-633-1102
http://www.hendrickshill.org/
Jay Historical Society, Holmes-Crafts Homestead
Jay, ME
207-897-4876
http://www.jay-maine.org/historical-society.html
Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site (iron; iron furnace; charcoal kiln; mining and
industrial heritage; interpretive story board)
Brownville, ME
207-941-4014
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parksearch/PropertyGuides/PDF_GUIDE/KatahdinIronWork
s.pdf or http://www.maine.gov/cgibin/online/doc/parksearch/index.pl?search_radio=1&state_park=&historic_site=36&publ
ic_reserved_land=&shared_use_trails=&town=&distance=&submit=Go+%BB
L.C. Bates Museum (Rocks in Your Life program)
Hinckley, ME
207-238-4250
http://www.gwh.org/lcbates/LCBatesMuseum.aspx
Libby Camps (ice harvest winter activity)
Ashland, ME
207-435-8274
http://www.libbycamps.com/winter/mainewinteractivities
Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum
Mount Desert, ME
207-244-7299
http://www.mainegraniteindustry.org/
Maine Mineral Adventures
Woodstock, ME
207-674-3440
http://digmainegems.com/index.htm
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum (opening sometime in 2014)
Bethel, ME
207-824-3036
http://www.mainemineralmuseum.org/index.php
Maine State Museum
Augusta, ME
207-287-2301
http://www.mainestatemuseum.org/home/
Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum
Port Clyde, ME
207-372-6363
http://marshallpoint.org/
Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage (ice harvesting/mining)
Union, ME
207-542-2379
http://www.matthewsmuseum.org/index.html
Monson Historical Society Museum (slate mining)
Monson, ME
207-825-3440
http://www.monsonmaine.org/MonsonHistory/MHS.html
Northern Maine Museum of Science, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME
207-768-9482
http://pages.umpi.edu/~nmms/museum.htm
Penobscot Marine Museum (clay, granite, lime, ice)
Searsport, ME
207-548-2529
http://penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho-1/
Thompson Ice Harvesting Museum (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting techniques; ice
harvesting tools; ice harvesting artifacts; ice storage facility)
Thompson Ice House Preservation Corporation
South Bristol, ME
207-644-8808
http://www.thompsonicehouse.com/
Thompson Ice House (see Thompson Ice Harvesting Museum)
Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum
Vinalhaven, ME
207-863-4410
http://www.vinalhavenhistoricalsociety.org/home.html
Maryland
Aggregate Industries Quarry Earth Day (limestone quarry tour, biennial)
Rockville, MD
301-982-1400
http://quarryearthday.com/
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society (iron works)
Thurmont, MD
301-271-2306
http://www.catoctinfurnace.org/home.html
Choate Chromite Mine, Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
Owings Mills, MD
410-461-5005
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiersmap.asp or
http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/geology_tour/soldiers_delight.html
Coal Mining Resources (by appointment: mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Special Collections Department
Lewis J. Ort Library
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD
301-687-4889
http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/aboutlib/depts/coll/
Cromwell Valley Park (lime; limestone; lime kilns; mining heritage; historic marker;
hiking trail; Willow Grove Nature Education Center)
Parkville, MD
410-887-2503 or 410-887-2504
http://www.cromwellvalleypark.org/index.html
Cunningham Falls State Park Catoctin Furnace
Thurmont, MD
800-432-2267 or 301-271-7574
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/catoctinfurnace.asp
Deep Creek Lake State Park (coal mining)
Swanton, MD
301-387-5563
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/deepcreek.asp
Frostburg Museum (coal mining)
Frostburg, MD
301-689-1195
http://www.frostburgmuseum.org/
George’s Creek Regional History Exhibit/Furnace Park (coal mining; ironworks)
Lonaconing, MD
301-463-2629
http://webeight.cc/lonaconing/ or
http://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=113
Garrett County Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage)
Garrett County Historical Society
Oakland, MD
301-334-3226
http://www.garrettcountymuseums.com/historicalmuseum.html
Kitzmiller Coal Mining Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
artifacts; mining tools; mining memorabilia; model of a coal mine)
Kitzmiller, MD
301-453-3280 or 301-453-3449
http://www.coalcampusa.com/nowv/potomac/kitzmiller-maryland/kitzmillermaryland.htm or http://myweb.cebridge.net/townofkitzmiller/
Maryland Gold Mine and Gold Mine Loop Trail ((Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National
Historic Park)
Potomac, MD
301-767-3714
http://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm
Maryland Mineral Collection at Howard Community College
Science and Technology Division
Columbia, MD
443-518-1600
http://www.howardcc.edu/academics/academic_divisions/science_engineering_and_tech
nology/instructional/mineral-rock-fossil/index.html
Mount Savage Historical Society (brick industry, coal mining, and iron works)
Mount Savage, MD
301-876-7847
http://www.mountsavagehistoricalsociety.org/index.html
Nassawango Iron Furnace (Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum)
Snow Hill, MD
410-632-2032
http://www.furnacetown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Item
id=128
Massachusetts
Babson Farm Quarry (granite quarry tours, interpreter led and self-guided; mine
machinery)
Halibut Point State Park
Rockport, MA
978-546-2997
http://halibutpoint.wordpress.com/
Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest (granite; self-guided)
Becket, MA
413-623-2100
http://www.becketlandtrust.org/quarry/index.htm
Berkshire Museum (mineral exhibition w/ rhodonite specimens mined locally)
Pittsfield, MA
413-443-7171
http://berkshiremuseum.org/
Bolton Lime Kiln and Quarry
Bolton Conservation Trust
Bolton, MA
978-429-3004
http://www.boltonconservationtrust.org/index.php?pg=8&id_trail=3
Boxborough Historical Society Ice House (ice storage; Eagle Scout project helped to
preserve the ice house)
Boxborough, MA
978-844-1311
http://www.multimgmt.com/BHSociety/bhs3.htm or
http://www.multimgmt.com/BHSociety/bhs1.htm or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxborough-Historical-Society/156945647794998
Cape Ann Museum (granite; quarrying collection; mining heritage)
Gloucester, MA
978-283-0455
http://www.capeannmuseum.org/
Davis Mine Exhibit (iron pyrite)
Kemp-McCarthy Museum, Rowe Historical Society
Rowe, MA
413-339-4238
http://www.rowehistoricalsociety.org/
Easthampton Winter Fest (annual ice harvest)
Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee
Easthampton, MA
413-527-8278
http://www.nashawannuckpond.org/winterfest.html
Fletcher Granite quarry tour (limited from November to March)
Westford, MA
978-692-1312
http://www.fletchergranite.com/AboutFletcherGranite/Tour.asp
Hancock Shaker Village (limestone; ice; building stone; ice house; stone buildings; ice
harvesting; mining heritage; limestone quarries; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Pittsfield, MA
1-800-817-1137 or 413-443-0188
http://hancockshakervillage.org/
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University (rock and ore collection)
Cambridge, MA
617-495-3045
http://www.geomus.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k79871&tabgroupid=icb.tabgro
up142958
Old Sturbridge Village, Fire and Ice Days (ice harvest)
Sturbridge, MA
800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362
https://www.osv.org/
Quincy Quarries state park (granite)
West Quincy, MA
617-727-4573 or 617-698-1802
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-boston/name-state-park.html
Quincy Quarry and Granite Workers Museum
Quincy, MA
617-472-1322
http://www.quincyquarrymuseum.org/
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (iron; mining and industrial heritage; selfguided audio tour; guided tours; blast furnace; forge; iron works artifacts; iron works
video; slag pile; rolling and slitting mill)
Saugus, MA
978-740-1671
http://www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm
Michigan
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan (minerals from Michigan mines)
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
906-487-2572
http://www.museum.mtu.edu/
Adventure Copper Mine (copper; Mining heritage; mining artifacts; guided underground
mine tours)
Adventure Mining Company
Greenland, MI
906-883-3371
http://www.adventureminetours.com/index.html
Amasa Historical Museum (mining heritage)
Amasa, MI
906-822-7714
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amasa-Museum/111317465609483 or
http://www.upheritage.org/iron.htm
Astor House Historical Museum (copper)
Copper Harbor, MI
906-289-4449
http://www.minnetonkaresort.com/museum.php
Bay Furnace Campground and Picnic Area aka Bay Furnace Park (iron; iron furnace
ruins; interpretive storyboard)
US Forrest Service
Munising (Christmas), MI
906-387-2512
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/bay-furnacecampground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72065
Central Mine and Central Village (copper; mining heritage; check web site for mine
tours)
Keweenaw County Historical Society
Central, MI
906-289-4990
http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/central.html
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (iron)
Ishpeming, MI
906-485-1882
http://www.michigan.org/property/cliffs-shaft-mine-museum/ or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cliffs-Shaft-Mine-Museum/112249205451939
Copper Range Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage)
South Range, MI
906-482-6125
http://pasty.com/crhm/index.html
Coppertown USA Mining Museum (copper; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
artifacts)
Calumet, MI
906-337-4354 or 800-338-7982
http://www.uppermichigan.com/coppertown/main.html
Cornish Pumping Engine and Mining Museum
Iron Mountain, MI
906-774-1086
http://www.menomineemuseum.com/cornish-pump.htm
Delaware Mine (copper; self-guided tour; interpretive story boards; mining machinery;
mining equipment; mining artifacts; copper ore collecting; mine structures)
Copper Harbor, MI
906-289-4688
http://www.delawarecopperminetours.com/
Eagle Mine (copper; nickel; guided mine tours, June through October)
Lundin Mining Corporation
Marquette, MI
906-273-1550
http://eaglemine.com/wp-content/uploads/EM_MineTour_2015.pdf
Eagle Mine Information Center (copper; nickel; ore body and mine models; mine water
treatment exhibit; mine reclamation; sustainable development)
Marquette, MI
906-273-1550
http://eaglemine.com/operations/information-center/
Eagle River Museum (copper; Cliff Mine; mining heritage)
Eagle River, MI
906-289-4990
http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/eagle_river.html
Fayette Historic State Park (iron; iron ore; limestone; remains of charcoal-fired blast
furnace; mining and industrial heritage; mining town building remains; interpretive story
boards; guided site tours; visitor center)
Garden, MI
906-644-2603
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=417&type=SPRK#overview
Fiborn Quarry @ Fiborn Karst Preserve (limestone quarrying)
Michigan Karst Conservancy
Hendricks Township, MI
248-666-1683
http://caves.org/conservancy/mkc/index.html
Harbour House Museum (mining)
Crystal Falls, MI
906-875-4341
http://www.harbourhousemuseum.org/index.html
Houghton County Historical Museum (copper; mining heritage; Calumet & Hecla Mining
Co. railroad; copper milling and smelting)
Lake Linden, MI
906-296-4121
http://www.houghtonhistory.org/index.html
Humboldt Mill (copper; nickel; guided mill tours, June through October)
Marquette, MI
906-273-1550
http://eaglemine.com/wp-content/uploads/EM_MineTour_2015.pdf
Iron County Historical Museum (mining heritage)
Caspian, MI
906-265-2617
http://www.ironcountyhistoricalmuseum.org/index.html
Iron Mining Museum
Iron Mountain, MI
906-774-1086
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/iron/museum.html
Iron Mountain Mine (iron; mine tour; mining demonstrations; mining artifacts; mining
equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)
Vulcan, MI
906-563-8077
http://www.ironmountainironmine.com/
Ironwood Memorial Building (miner biographies; mining)
Ironwood, MI
906-932-5050
http://www.ironwoodchamber.org/ironwood_mi_museums_heritage.html or http://huntsupguide.com/ironwood_ironwood_memorial_building.html
Kalkaska County Museum (copper ore; ice harvesting)
Kalkaska, MI
236-258-9719
http://www.kalkaskacounty.net/kalkhistory.asp
Keweenaw History Museum (copper; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Eagle Harbor, MI
906-289-4990
http://www.keweenawhistory.org./sites/Kew-History.html
Keweenaw National Historic Park (copper; mining heritage; mining artifacts; copper ore
minerals; mining memorabilia)
Calumet, MI
906-483-3176
http://www.nps.gov/kewe/index.htm
Knowlton’s Ice Museum of North America (ice industry tools and artifacts; industry
heritage; ice harvesting techniques; video presentation; traveling exhibit)
Port Huron, MI
810-987-5441
http://www.knowltonsicemuseum.org/
Lakeshore Museum Center (by appointment: foundry sand; ice harvesting)
Muskegan, MI
231-722-0278
http://www.lakeshoremuseum.org/
Manistique Water Tower (water)
Manistique, MI
906-341-5010
http://www.cityofmanistique.org/local-attractions?sid=77:local_attractions&site=2 or
http://schs.cityofmanistique.org/
Marquette Regional History Center (iron; iron ore rocks and minerals display; mining and
industrial heritage; land surveying and iron exploration)
Marquette, MI
906-226-3571
http://www.marquettecohistory.org/
Michigan Historical Museum (Copper; gypsum iron; limestone; salt; mining heritage;
mining videos; replica of a copper mine)
Lansing, MI
517-373-3559
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18595_18596---,00.html
Michigan Iron Industry Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment; iron mining geology; video presentation; interpretive story boards)
Negaunee, MI
906-475-7857
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_18595_18611---,00.html
Michigan Science Center (aggregate, concrete and asphalt in engineering exhibit)
Detroit, MI
313-577-8400
http://www.mi-sci.org/
Mineral Museum of Michigan (see A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan)
Miners Memorial Heritage Park (iron)
Ironwood, MI
906-932-1787
http://fmmhp.com/
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (mining)
Negaunee, MI
906-475-4614
http://www.negauneehistory.org/
Old Depot Park Museum (iron mining)
Ironwood Area Historical Society
Ironwood, MI
906-932-0287
http://www.ironwoodchamber.org/ironwood_mi_museums_heritage.html or http://huntsupguide.com/ironwood_central_ironwood.html#.U6w7GpRdWAj
Old Victoria Copper Mine and Restoration Site (copper mining town)
Rockland, MI
906-886-2617
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/oldvictoria/mine.html or
https://www.facebook.com/oldvictoria
Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum (copper mining)
Ontonagon, MI
906-884-6165
http://www.ontonagonmuseum.org/index.htm
Quincy Mine Hoist Association (copper; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining techniques;
mining heritage)
Hancock, MI
906-482-3101
http://www.quincymine.com/
Robert Gage Coal Mine No. 8
St. Charles, MI
989-865-6295
http://hartley.sisd.cc/mine8/body_mine8.html
Rockland Historical Museum (copper)
Rockland, MI
906-886-2821 or 906-886-2645
http://hunts-upguide.com/rockland_rockland_museum.html#.U6xSppRdWAg
Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan (see A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan)
Vicksburg Historical Society and Historic Village (ice harvesting)
Vicksburg, MI
269-649-1733
http://www.vicksburghistory.org/
Wakefield Historical Society Museum (mining)
Wakefield, MI
906-224-8151
http://www.michigan.org/property/wakefield-historical-society-museum/
Minnesota
3M Museum
Two Harbors, MN
218-834-4898
http://lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/3m-museum or
http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2679/3m--dwan-museum/
Banning State Park (sandstone quarry hike; mining heritage)
Sandstone, MN
320-245-2668
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/banning/index.html
Bruce Mine Headframe (iron; mining heritage; mining equipment)
Chisholm, MN
1-800-422-0806
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/bruce-headframe/
Carlson Lime Kiln (see G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln)
Croft Mine Historical Park (underground iron ore mine; mining artifacts)
Crosby, MN
218-546-5466
http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2704/croft-mine-historical-park/ or
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/cuyuna_country/programs.html
Duluth and Iron Range Depot Museum
Two Harbors, MN
218-834-4898
http://lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/depot-museum or
http://www.lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org/museums/view/depot-museum
Ely Arts & Heritage center (iron; Mining heritage; Pioneer Mine complex; restored
Miners Dry building, Shaft House, and Captain’s Dry building; Miners Memorial is
planned)
Ely, MN
218-235-1721
http://elygreenstone.org/ely-arts-heritage-center/
Ely-Winton History Museum (iron; iron ore; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Ely-Winton Historical Society
Ely, MN
218-365-3226
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ely-Winton-Historical-Society/291461494332967 or
http://www.ely.org/things-to-do/museums-exhibits
Finntown Overlook and Park (iron; mining heritage)
Laurentian Chamber of Commerce
Virginia, MN
218-749-2717
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/finntown-overlook/ or
http://laurentianchamber.org/area-information/tourism/
G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln (lime; lime kiln; limestone; limestone quarry; interpretive story
boards)
Barn Bluff Park
Red Wing, MN
651-385-3674
http://www.red-wing.org/barnbluff.html
Great Meadow Chert Mine (chert; Native American mining heritage; guided tours)
Mower County Historical Society
Austin, MN
507-437-6082
http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/index.html
Heritage Museum (see Virginia Area Historical Society’s Heritage Museum)
Hibbing Historical Society & Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining memorabilia;
mining artifacts)
Hibbing, MN
218-263-8522
http://www.hibbinghistory.com/index.html
Hibbing Taconite Mine Tour (iron; taconite)
Hibbing, MN (tour buses embark from Chisholm, MN)
1-800-372-6437
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/mine-tours/
Hill Annex Mine State Park (iron; open pit mine tour; mining heritage; mining
equipment)
Bigfork, MN
218-247-7215 or 218-743-3362
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/hill_annex_mine/
Hull Rust Mahoning Mine View (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Hibbing, MN
218-262-4166 or 218-262-4900
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/hull-rust/ or http://www.ironrange.org/thingsto-do/hull-rust-mahoning-view
Ice Harvesting Day (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting heritage; ice harvesting tools and
artifacts)
Richardson Nature Center
Three Rivers Park District
Bloomington, MN
763-694-7676
https://www.threeriversparks.org/events/I/ice-harvesting-day--.aspx or
https://www.facebook.com/RichardsonNatureCenter
Iron Range Historical Society (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Gilbert, MN
218-749-3150
http://www.ironrangehistoricalsociety.org/index.html or
https://www.facebook.com/ironrangehistoricalsociety
Itasca State Park (biennial ice harvest event; ice harvesting heritage; ice harvesting tools
and artifacts; restored icehouse; interpretive story boards at Bear Park Campground; ice
harvesting brochure)
Park Rapids, MN
218-699-7251
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/itasca/index.html
Lakeville Area Historical Society Museum (ice; ice harvesting; ice harvesting extractive
industry heritage; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice harvesting artifacts and tools)
Lakeville, MN
952-985-4680
http://www.mnlahs.org/
Leonidas Overlook (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage; mine reclamation)
Eveleth, MN
218-744-1940
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/leonidas-overlook/
Longyear Drill Site (iron; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Hoyt Lakes, MN
218-749-3150
http://www.irontrail.org/attractions/mining/longyear-drill/
Mineview In The Sky (iron; mining equipment; mining machinery; mining heritage)
Virginia, MN
218-741-2344
http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2512/mineview-in-the-skythe-shop-atthe-top or http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/8745 or
https://www.facebook.com/MineviewInTheSky/info?tab=page_info
Minnesota Discovery Center (iron; taconite; mining equipment; mining heritage;
underground and open pit mining; Hibbing taconite active mine tours)
The Museum of the Iron Range
Chisholm, MN
218-254-7959 or 1-800-372-6437
http://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/
Minnesota Museum of Mining (iron; mining heritage; mining equipment; underground
mine replica; 1910 Atlantic steam shovel)
Chisholm, MN
218-254-5543
http://www.mnmuseumofmining.org/index.html
Mountain Iron Park & Wacootah Overlook (iron; mining equipment)
Mountain Iron, MN
218-748-7570
http://www.ironrange.org/explore/mountain-iron or
http://www.miningartifacts.org/MNOtherMiningHistoryAttractions.html
The Museum of the Iron Range (see Minnesota Discovery Center)
Pioneer Iron Mine (iron; miners memorial; shaft house)
Ely Arts and Heritage Center
Ely, MN
218-235-1721
http://elygreenstone.org/ely-arts-heritage-center/
Pipestone national Monument (red pipestone aka catlinite; mining heritage)
Pipestone, MN
507-825-5466
http://www.nps.gov/pipe/
Quarry Hill Nature Center (limestone; mine structures; mining heritage)
Rochester, MN
507-328-3950
http://www.qhnc.org/
Quarry Park and Nature Preserve (granite; mine machinery; mine building; mining
artifacts)
Waite Park, MN
320-255-6172
http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/Recreation/CountyParks/QuarryParkandNaturePreserve
Richardson Nature Center (see Ice Harvesting Day)
Soudan Underground Mine State Park (iron; underground mine tour; mining heritage;
mining equipment; mining machinery; mine buildings; mining artifacts)
Soudan, MN
218-753-2245
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/soudan_underground_mine/index.html
Stearns History Museum (granite; mining heritage)
St. Cloud, MN
320-253-8424 or 866-253-8424
http://www.stearns-museum.org/home
Three Rivers Park District (see Ice Harvesting Day)
Tower-Soudan Historical Society Historical Center (iron; mining heritage; mining
Tower, MN
218-753-5021
http://www.towersoudan.com/home.html or https://www.facebook.com/pages/TowerSoudan-Historical-Society/148989891836606
Virginia Area Historical Society’s Heritage Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining
Virginia, MN
218-741-1136
http://virginiamnmuseum.com/index.htm
Waseca County Historical Society Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting heritage; ice
harvesting memorabilia; ice harvesting tools and artifacts; permanent ice harvesting
exhibit opens October 2015)
Waseca, MN
507-835-7700
http://www.historical.waseca.mn.us/events/annual/iceharvest/iceharvest.php
Whitewater State Park (ice; ice harvest; ice harvest heritage; ice harvesting tools and
artifacts; check the web site to see if the ice harvest reenactment will occur each year)
Altura, MN
507-932-3007
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/whitewater/index.html
Mississippi
Liberty Mine (lignite; mine tour by appointment)
Liberty Fuels Company
The North American Coal Company
DeKalb, MS
601-737-7000
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel/aggregate; mine tour in Mississippi by
appointment)
Memphis, TN
901-774-7874
http://www.msgravel.com/fieldtrips
Red Hills Mine (lignite; mine tour by appointment)
The North American Coal Company
Ackerman, MS
662-387-5200
http://www.nacoal.com/operations/redhills.html
Missouri
Arrow Rock State Historic Site (salt; mining heritage; archaeological artifacts form
Boone’s Lick State Historic Site at visitors center)
Arrow Rock, MO
660-837-3330
http://mostateparks.com/park/arrow-rock-state-historic-site
Bates County Historical Society and Museum (coal; Mining heritage)
Butler, MO
660-679-0134
http://www.joplinmuseum.org/
Bonne Terre Mine (lead; mine tours; mining artifacts; mining machinery)
Bonne Terre, MO
573-358-2148; 888-843-3483
http://www.2dive.com/index.htm
Boone’s Lick State Historic Site (salt; salt furnaces; interpretive story boards; mining
heritage; archaeological artifacts are displayed at Arrow Rock State Historic Site)
Arrow Rock, MO
660-837-3330
http://mostateparks.com/park/boones-lick-state-historic-site
Bussen Quarries, Inc. (limestone; underground storage; river terminal; by appointment;
weekdays only; groups of 20 or more)
St. Louis, MO
314-894-8777
http://www.bussenquarries.com/community/quarry-tours/
Coal Miner’s Museum/Novinger Log Homestead (coal; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Novinger, MO
660-488-5280
http://visitkirksville.com/history-heritage/
Doe Run Underground Mine Tour (lead; mine tour)
Museum of Westward Expansion
St. Louis, MO
877-982-1410
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/museum-of-westward-expansion.htm
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (lead; zinc; mining heritage)
Joplin Museum Complex
Joplin, MO
417-623-1180
http://www.joplinmuseum.org/about.htm
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining techniques;
mining heritage)
Joplin Museum Complex
Joplin, MO
417-623-2341
http://www.city-data.com/articles/Joplin-Museum-Complex-Joplin-MO-Mining.html
Fort Davidson State Historic Site (iron; specular hematite; mining heritage; iron works;
museum exhibits; interpretive story boards)
Pilot Knob, MO
573-546-3454
http://mostateparks.com/park/fort-davidson-state-historic-site
Granby Miners Museum (lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Granby, MO
417-472-3014
http://www.visitmo.com/granby-miners-museum.aspx or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Granby-MinersMuseum/137781292960202?hc_location=timeline
Henry County Museum and Cultural Center (coal; clay; mining artifacts; mining
heritage)
Clinton, MO
660-885-8414
http://henrycountymomuseum.org/
Historic Madison County Jail and Museum (lead; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Fredericktown, MO
573-783-2722 or 573-783-4085
https://www.facebook.com/HistoricMadisonCounty
Klondike Quarry (sandstone; abandoned quarry; mine ruins; interpretive sign boards)
Klondike Park, St. Charles County Parks and Recreation
St. Charles, MO
636-949-7535 (extension 6100 for more information)
http://parks.sccmo.org/parks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7; more
information at http://gorctrails.com/trails/klondike-park
Lexington Historical Museum (coal; mining heritage)
Lexington, MO
660-259-6313
http://www.visitlexingtonmo.com/index.cfm?Page=MuseumandCourthouse or
https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalMuseumOfLexingtonMissouri/
Limestone Experimental Mine (limestone; mine tour; mining equipment)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
573-341-6406 or 573-341-4753
http://mining.mst.edu/research/depexpmine/
Lost History Museum of Valles Mines (lead; mining artifacts; preserved historic mining
town; smelter; mining heritage)
Valles Mines, MO
573-631-6875
http://www.vallesmines.com/
Maramec Spring Park (iron; hematite; ironworks; iron furnaces; iron mine; mining and
industrial relics)
St. James, MO
573-265-7124 or 573-265-3527
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maramec-Spring-Park/678752142173769?sk=info
or http://www.maramecspringpark.com/maramec/index.html
Marceline’s Railroad Story Museum (coal; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Walt Disney Hometown Museum
Marceline, MO
660-376-3343
http://www.waltdisneymuseum.org/
Meramec Caverns (saltpeter aka potassium nitrate; mining heritage; Scouts program,
groups of 15 required)
Stanton, MO
573-468-2283
http://www.americascave.com/
Missouri Mines State Historic Site (lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts; mining heritage;
underground mining; mine buildings; ore milling process)
St. Joe State Park (see Fall Rocks! annual celebration)
Park Hills, MO
573-431-6226
http://www.mostateparks.com/park/missouri-mines-state-historic-site
Old Miners’ Days
Viburnum, MO
http://oldminersdays.com/
http://www.doerun.com/Contact/MineTourInformation.aspx
Ray County Museum & Genealogical Library (coal; mining heritage)
Richmond, MO
816-776-2305
https://www.facebook.com/RAYCOHISTORY or
http://www.richmondchamber.org/thingstodo.php
St. Clair Historical Museum (iron; lead; ore minerals; mining artifacts)
St, Clair, MO
636-629-3199 or 636-629-1889
http://www.stclairmo.com/museum/
Webb City Historical Society Clubhouse (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining artifacts;
mining heritage)
Webb City, MO
417-673-5866
http://www.webbcityhistoricalsociety.webs.com/
Willard Quarry Open House and quarry tours (aggregates; limestone; quarry tour)
Conco Quarries Incorporated
Willard, MO
417-742-3521
http://www.concocompanies.com/about-us/community-relations/
Montana
Anselmo Mine Yard (copper; underground mine; mining technology; mining machinery;
mine buildings)
Butte, MT
406-723-7211
http://www.butteinfo.org/tourist/anselmo-mine-yard.html
Bannack State Park (gold; guided mill tour; mining techniques; mine ruins; mine
buildings; mining heritage)
Dillon, MT
406-834-3413
http://www.bannack.org/
Beaverhead County Museum (mining artifacts)
Dillon, MT
406-683-5027
http://beaverheadcountymuseum.org/
Belt Museum (coal; coal mine exhibit; mining heritage)
Belt, MT
406-277-3574
http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=167
46 or http://centralmontana.com/listings/16746.htm
Berkeley Pit Overlook (copper; open pit mining, interpretive story boards)
Butte, MT
406-723-3177 or 1-800-735-6814
http://www.buttecvb.com/listing/the-berkeley-pit/
Broadwater County Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Townsend, MT
406-266-5252
http://www.townsendmt.com/chd_sec4pg13.asp or
http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=3151
Carbon County Historical Society & Museum (coal; simulated coal and hard rock mines;
mining heritage; mines and oil self-guided tour of Carbon County)
Red Lodge, MT
406-446-3667
http://www.carboncountyhistory.com/
Garnet Ghost Town (gold; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage;
interpretive story boards; gold panning)
Missoula, MT
406-329-3914
http://www.garnetghosttown.net/ or http://southwestmt.com/listings/908.htm
Granite County Museum & Cultural Center (silver; miner’s cabin; simulated underground
mine; mining artifacts; mining equipment and machinery; assay office; mining heritage)
Philipsburg, MT
406-859-3020
http://www.granitecountymuseum.com/
Granite Mountain Memorial Overlook (copper; mine-fire memorial; interpretive story
boards; mining heritage)
Granite Mountain Memorial
Butte, MT
406-723-3177 or 1-800-735-6814
54 or http://www.butteamerica.com/gmtn.htm
Heritage Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)
Libby, MT
406-293-7521
http://www.libbyheritagemuseum.org/
The History Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Great Falls, MT
406-452-3462
http://www.thehistorymuseum.org/
Jefferson County Museum (mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Clancy, MT
406-933-5463
http://www.jeffersoncounty-mt.gov/history/museumdirections.html
Jefferson Valley Museum (mining exhibits; mining heritage; mining equipment)
Whitehall, MT
406-287-3857
http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=10894&siteid=
0 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-Valley-Museum/135336399827335
Libby Heritage Museum (see Heritage Museum)
Marcus Daly Museum (copper; smelting; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment)
Copper Village Museum & Arts Center
Anaconda, MT
406-563-2422
http://coppervillageartcenter.com/
Mineral County Museum (mining heritage)
Superior, MT
406-822-3543 or 406-822-4626
http://www.mineralmtmuseum.com/
Mineral Museum (ore minerals; mining exhibit)
Butte, MT
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
406-496-4159
http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/museum/museum.asp
Montana Black Gold: Underground Coal Mining Communities, 1880–1950 traveling
exhibit (see Western Heritage Center)
Montana Ghost Towns: The Photography of Denes G. Istvanffy traveling exhibit (see
Western Heritage Center)
Museum of the Beartooths (mining heritage)
Columbus, MT
406-322-4588
http://museumofthebeartooths.com/
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (coal; replica coal mine shaft; mining heritage)
Roundup, MT
406-323-1525 or 406-323-1662
http://www.mvhm.us/
Nevada City—Outdoor History Museum (see Virginia City Historic Site)
Nevada City & Music Hall (see Virginia City Historic Site)
Old Prison Museum (clay for brick; lime; limestone; prison quarries)
Deer Lodge, MT
406-846-3111
http://www.pcmaf.org/prison.htm
Orphan Girl Mine (see World Museum of Mining)
Peaks to Plains Museum (see Carbon County Historical Society & Museum)
Powder River Historical Museum and Mac’s Museum (Bucyrus-Erie steam shovel for
extracting coal and gravel)
Broadus, MT
406-436-2977 or 406-436-2753
http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=3123&siteid=3
or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Powder-River-Historical-Museum/322661219570
Ravalli County Museum (mining heritage)
Hamilton, MT
406-363-3338
http://www.brvhsmuseum.org/
River of Gold Mining exhibit (gold; garnet; gold panning; outdoor mining equipment
exhibit; Mount Vernon dredge; mining heritage)
Virginia City, MT
406-843-5247
http://www.virginiacitymt.com/gold.aspx
Savage Mine (coal; lignite; mine tours by appointment and exclusive to Scouting)
Westmoreland Savage Corporation
Savage, MT
406-798-3651
http://westmoreland.com/location/savage-mine-montana/
The Schoolhouse History & Art Center (coal; mining heritage; strip mining)
Colstrip, MT
406-748-4822
http://www.colstripshac.org/
Stevensville Historical Museum (mining heritage)
Stevensville, MT
406-777-1007
http://www.explorethebitterroot.com/history_museums/stevensville_historical_museum.p
hp or
Twin Bridges Historical Association Museum (mining heritage)
Twin Bridges, MT
406-684-5121
http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=18919
Victor Heritage Museum (mining heritage)
Victor, MT
406-642-3997
http://victorheritagemuseum.org/
Virginia City Historic Site (gold-mining town preserved as living historic site)
Virginia City, MT
406-843-5247
http://www.virginiacitymt.com/
Western Heritage Center (mining equipment; mining heritage; traveling exhibits include
Montana Black Gold: Underground Coal Mining Communities, 1880–1950 and Montana
Ghost Towns: The Photography of Denes G. Istvanffy)
Billings, MT
406-256-6809
http://www.ywhc.org/index.php?p=1
Westmoreland Savage Corporation (see Savage Mine)
World Museum of Mining (copper; underground mine tour; mining equipment,
machinery, and buildings; mining heritage)
Butte, MT
406-723-7211
http://www.miningmuseum.org
Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County (ore minerals; mining equipment mining
heritage)
Livingston, MT
406-222-4184
http://yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org/?wpjf3_mr_temp_access_key=uQOBl92AlyQYF
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Nebraska
Happy Jack Chalk Mine (diatomite; mine tour; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Scotia, NE
308-245-3276
http://www.happyjackchalkmine.org/
Sand and Gravel Mine Overlook (sand and gravel aggregates; geocaching—use the web
site here t learn about sand and gravel mining; overlook is on a public area without
interpretive story boards, so take all the precautions found on the web page)
Kearny, NE
http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5CN2T_sand-and-gravel-mineoverlook?guid=75515265-28e4-4e17-952f-c9665db58a5d
Smith Lime Kiln (lime; limestone; lime industry history)
Jefferson County Historical Society
Fairbury, NE
402-729-5131
http://www.fairbury.com/pages/history/lime_kiln.html
Smith Limekiln and Limestone House historical highway marker 121 (lime; limestone;
building stone)
Jefferson County Historical Society
Nebraska State Historical Society
Fairbury, NE, west on US 136
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/smith_limekiln.htm
Weeping Water Museum Complex (limestone; mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Weeping Water Valley Historical Society
Weeping Water, NE
402-267-2225
http://weepingwaterhistory.org/
Nevada
Beatty Museum & Historical Society (gold; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mining
memorabilia; mining equipment; “Bullfrog Gold Rush”)
Beatty, NV
775-553-2303
http://www.beattymuseum.org/
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park (gold; silver; self-guided tour of mining ghost town of
Berlin; Diana Mine tour May through September; mill ruins, mining heritage; interpretive
story panels)
Austin, NV
775-964-2440
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/bi/
Best and Belcher Mine (see Ponderosa Mine Tour)
Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center (mining heritage; mining implements;
working model of a stamp mill)
Gardnerville, NV
775-782-2555
http://www.visitcarsonvalley.org/what-to-do/leisure-and-arts.html?sid=32:MuseumsHistoric-Sites-and-Points-of-Interest or
http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/carson-valley-museum-and-culturalcenter/sieE033144140F5B60DB
Central Nevada Museum (gold; silver; ore minerals; miners’ cabins; mining equipment;
mining artifacts; mining heritage; stamp mill; mining machinery)
Tonapah, NV
775-482-9676
http://www.tonopahnevada.com/CentralNevadaMuseum/
Chollar Mine Tour (gold; silver; mine tour; mining equipment; mine machinery; mining
heritage)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-0155 or 775-560-0790
http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/minesaamp-mine-tours.html
Churchill County Museum & Archives (rock and mineral collection; mining heritage;
mining equipment)
Fallon NV
775-423-3677
http://www.ccmuseum.org/index.php
Clark County Heritage Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment)
Henderson, NV
702-455-7955
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/pages/clark-county-museum.aspx or
http://www.vegas.com/attractions/off-the-strip/clark-county-museum/
Comstock Gold Mill (gold; mine machinery; mineral processing; mining equipment;
narrated tour; mining heritage)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-0419
http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/minesaamp-mine-tours.html or http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/virginia-citymuseums/list-of-museums.html#comstock
Dayton Historic Society Museum (gold; mining heritage)
Dayton, NV
775-246-6316
http://daytonnvhistory.org/
Dayton State Park (gold; silver; mining heritage; Rock Point Mill ruins; interpretive story
panel)
Dayton, NV
775-687-5678
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/dayton-state-park/ or
http://www.stateparks.com/dayton_state_park_in_nevada.html
Diana Mine (gold; silver; see Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park)
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
Austin, NV
775-964-2440
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/bi/
East Ely Railroad Depot Museum (copper; mining heritage)
Ely, NV
775-289-1663
http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408
&Itemid=126
Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours (see Techatticup Mining Camp)
Eureka Sentinel Museum (lead; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Eureka, NV
775-237-5010
http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/tourism/museum01.htm
Gold Quarry mine tour (gold; mine tour)
Newmont Mining Corporation
Carlin, NV
775-778-4068
http://www.newmont.com/north-america/nevada-mine-tours
Historic Fourth Ward School Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; interactive exhibit
about mining; mining memorabilia; abandoned mine issues; reclamation)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-0975
http://fourthwardschool.org/
Historical Techatticup Mining Camp (gold)
Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours
Eldorado Canyon, NV
702-291-0026
http://www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com/
Humboldt Museum (ore minerals; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Winnemucca, NV
775-623-2912
http://www.humboldtmuseum.org/
Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering (see W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral
Engineering)
Las Vegas Natural History Museum (ore minerals and mineral uses display)
Las Vegas, NV
702-384-3466
http://www.lvnhm.org/
Lincoln County Historical Museum (rock and mineral collection, mining tools; mining
heritage)
Pioche, NV
775-962-5207
http://travelnevada.com/discover/history-and-culture/museums/lincoln-county-historicalmuseum
Marzen House Museum (gold; antique mining equipment; mining heritage)
Lovelock, NV
775-273-7213 or 775-273-4949
http://travelnevada.com/discover/history-and-culture/museums/marzen-house-museum or
http://www.pershingcounty.net/county-services/marzen-house-museum.html
Million Dollar Courthouse (gold; lead; silver; zinc; mining exhibits)
Pioche, NV
775-962-5182
http://www.piochenevada.com/
Mineral County Museum (rock and mineral displays; mining equipment; mining heritage;
mining artifacts)
Hawthorne, NV
775-945-5142
http://web0.greatbasin.net/~mcmuseum/index.html or
http://web2.greatbasin.net/~mcmuseum/index.html
Nevada Historical Society Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Reno, NV
775-688-1190
&Itemid=437 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-HistoricalSociety/222667994385
Nevada State Museum, Carson City (ore minerals; mining heritage; underground silver
mine replica; mining artifacts)
Carson City, NV
775-687-4810
&Itemid=132 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-State-Museum/103688735342
Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas (mining heritage)
Las Vegas, NV
702-486-5202
&Itemid=438 or https://www.facebook.com/nsmlv
Newmont Mining Corporation Gold Quarry (see Gold Quarry mine tour)
Newmont Mining Corporation Phoenix Mine (see Phoenix Mine mine tour)
Newmont Mining Corporation Twin Peaks Mine (see Twin Peaks Mine mine tour)
Northeastern Nevada Museum (gold; rocks and minerals exhibit; mining heritage; mining
videos)
Elko, NV
775-738-3418
http://museumelko.org/
Phoenix Mine mine tour (copper; mine tour)
Battle Mountain, NV
775-635-6640
Ponderosa Mine Tour (gold; silver; underground mine tour; Best and Belcher Mine;
mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-7210
http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/popular-itineraries-aamp-tours/minesaamp-mine-tours.html
Rockin’ & Rollin’ Geology Train (railroad and mining history excursion; ore samples;
mining heritage; Robinson Nevada Mining District; miner-style dinner)
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
East Ely, NV
1-866-407-8326 or 775-289-2085
http://www.nnry.com/pages/special.php
Searchlight Community Museum (mining heritage; recreated assay office; outdoor
mining exhibit)
Clark County Museum and Searchlight Musum Guild
Searchlight, NV
702-297-1682
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/pages/searchlight-museum.aspx or
http://www.searchlighthistoricmuseum.org/
Sparks Museum and Cultural Center (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment)
Sparks, NV
775-355-1144
http://sparksmuseum.org/
Techatticup Mining Camp (gold; silver; underground mine tour; Techatticup Millsite;
mining equipment; mining heritage; mine machinery; mining artifacts)
Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours
Searchlight, NV
702-291-0026
http://www.eldoradocanyonminetours.com/
Tonapah Historic Mining Park (silver; mining equipment; self-guided mine tour)
Tonapah, NV
775-482-9274
http://www.tonopahhistoricminingpark.com/
Twin Peaks Mine mine tour (gold; mine tour)
Winnemucca, NV
775-385-2448
Virginia & Truckee .R. (silver; gold; 45-minute Historic Route with narration of
Nevada’s late 19th century mining boom)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-0380
http://www.virginiatruckee.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaTruckeeRailroad
W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum (ore minerals; mining
relics/artifacts; mining heritage)
Reno, NV
775-784-4528
http://www.mines.unr.edu/museum/
Ward Charcoal Ovens Historic State Park (charcoal; silver; mining heritage; interpretive
exhibits)
Ely, NV
775-289-1693
http://parks.nv.gov/parks/ward-charcoal-ovens-state-historic-park/
The Way It Was Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment)
Virginia City, NV
775-847-0766
http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/attractions/virginia-city-museums/list-ofmuseums.html#8
White Pine Pubic Museum (copper; gold; lead; silver; copper ore minerals; steampowered drill rig; mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Ely, NV
775-289-4710
http://www.wpmuseum.org/ or
http://www.elynevada.net/thingstodo/Historical/wpmuseum.html
New Hampshire
Besaw Iron Furnace Interpretive Center (iron; octagonal iron furnace; mining and
industrial heritage; mining equipment; interpretive story boards)
Franconia Heritage Museum Franconia, NH
603-823-5000
http://www.franconianh.org/iron-furnace.html, or http://www.franconianh.org/heritagemuseum.html
Epping Historical Society Museum (clay; brickmaking; brickmaking artifacts; mining
and industrial heritage; mining and industrial memorabilia)
Epping, NH
603-679-2944
http://www.speakupepping.com/historical.html or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Epping-Historical-Society/351703104873863 or
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1G2H_Epping_Historical_Society_Museu
m__Epping_NH
Franconia Heritage Museum (iron; Besaw iron furnace; mining and industrial heritage;
mining artifacts)
Franconia, NH
603-823-5000
http://www.franconianh.org/heritage-museum.html
The Little Nature Museum (rocks and minerals, including ore minerals, geology
program)
Warner, NH
603-746-6121
http://www.littlenaturemuseum.org/
Muster Field Farm Museum & Matthew Harvey Homestead Ice Day (ice harvest
demonstration; call for details and schedule)
North Sutton, NH
603-927-4276
http://www.musterfieldfarm.com/ or
https://www.facebook.com/MusterFieldFarmMuseum
Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting tools; ice
house)
Tamworth, NH
603-323-7591 or 800-686-6117
http://remickmuseum.org/
Rockywold Deephaven Camp annual ice harvest (ice harvest; call for details and
scheduling)
Holderness, NH
603-968-3313
http://www.rdcsquam.com/about/ice_harvest.html
Ruggles mine (mica; feldspar; beryl; uranium)
Grafton, NH
603-523-4275
http://www.rugglesmine.com/index.html
Stonewall Farm school program (ice harvesting; harvesting tools; harvesting techniques;
insulation principles)
Keene, NH
603-357-7278
http://www.stonewallfarm.org/forschools.php
New Jersey
Allaire State Park (see Historic Village at Allaire)
Allaire Village, Inc. (see Historic Village at Allaire)
Batsto Village (iron; mining heritage; ironworks and glassmaking video; iron ore pile;
iron ore boat; ice house; glassmaking artifacts)
Hammonton, NJ
609-561-0024
http://www.batstovillage.org/
Boonton Historical Society & Museum (iron; iron ore; slag sample; iron works ruins;
anthracite iron furnaces; walking tours; mining artifacts; mining and industrial heritage)
Boonton, NJ
973-402-8810
http://www.boonton.org/community/boonton-historical-society
Bridget Smith House Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mining
artifacts)
Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill
Mine Hill, NJ
973-659-9001
http://www.ferromonte.org/bsmithhouse.htm
Chester History Trail (iron; mining heritage)
Chester Historical Society (http://historicchesternj.com/home.html)
Chester, NJ
908-866-6717
http://historicchesternj.com/ourhistory/walkingtour.html
Dickerson Mine Preserve (iron; iron mine ruins; hiking and biking trail through
abandoned iron mine site; future plans call for the installation of interpretive panels; for
historical information contact Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill)
Mine Hill, NJ
973-366-9031
https://www.facebook.com/DickersonMinePreserve or
https://www.facebook.com/MineHillTownshipNewJersey
Ferromonte Historical Society of Mine Hill (see Bridget Smith House Museum)
Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House (iron; mining heritage; Splitrock Furnace; ...)
Historical Society of Rockaway Township
Rockaway Township, NJ
973-983-2841
http://www.rockawaytownship.org/Historical.cfmhttp://www.rockawaytownship.org/Hist
orical.cfm
Franklin Mineral Museum and Nature Center (zinc; fluorescent minerals collection; mine
replica; mining techniques; mineral collecting at mine dump; mining history; mineral
processing; check out the Scout program)
Franklin, NJ
973-827-3481
http://www.franklinmineralmuseum.com/index.htm
Historic Speedwell (iron; mining heritage; ironworks; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Morristown, NJ
973-285-6550
http://www.morrisparks.net/speedwell/home.html
Historic Village at Allaire (iron; blast furnace; interpretive story boards)
Farmingdale, NJ
732-919-3500
http://www.allairevillage.org/
Historical Society of Old Randolph (iron; ironmaking; recreated iron mine mining
heritage; mining artifacts; ice harvesting exhibit; ice house)
Randolph Museum (Brundage House)
Ironia, NJ
973-989-7095
http://www.randolphnj.org/about_randolph/historical_society
Historical Society of Rockaway Township (see Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House)
Howell Living History Farm (annual ice harvest; ice harvesting tools and equipment; ice
house)
Lambertville, NJ
609-737-3299
http://www.howellfarm.org/ShowProgram.aspx?Program=27
Jugtown Mountain Nature Preserve (iron; magnetite; mine ruins; ore dumps; rock pits)
Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation
Asbury, NJ
973-782-1158
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Jugtown/info.htm or
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Jugtown/brochure.pdf
The King Store Museum (iron; bloomery iron exhibit; ice harvesting)
Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. (http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/trust.htm)
Ledgewood, NJ
973-927-7603
http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/trust-store.htm
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum (ice harvesting; ice houses; ice harvesting tools; ice
harvesting artifacts; ice harvesting memorabilia; Ogden Mine Railroad)
Landing, NJ
973-398-2616
http://www.lakehopatconghistory.com/Home/
Long Pond Ironworks State Park (see Long Pond Ironworks Visitor Center/Museum)
Long Pond Ironworks Visitor Center/Museum (iron; ironworks guided tours; iron
furnaces; ironworks buildings and ruins; ice houses; ironworks artifacts; interpretive
displays)
Hewitt, NJ
973-657-1688 or 973-962-7031
http://longpondironworks.org/
Morris Museum (ore minerals of New Jersey; Franklin and Watchung Mountain minerals
display)
Morristown, NJ
973-971-3700
http://www.morrismuseum.org/
Mount Hope Historical Park (iron; mining heritage; self-guided hiking trail tour)
Wharton, NJ
973-829-8666
http://morrisparks.net/aspparks/mhmain.asp or
http://www.morristourism.org/disc_rev_war.php or
http://www.purdes.com/njhiking/hope/index.html
New Jersey State Museum (industrial minerals; ore minerals; iron ore minerals; zinc ore
minerals; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; check out the Scouting—Merit Badge
Days)
Trenton, NJ
609-292-6464
http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/index.html
Oxford Iron Furnace and Engine House (iron; ironworks ruins; lime kilns)
Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Oxford, NJ
908-453-4381
http://wcchc.org/index.html
Randolph Museum (see Historical Society of Old Randolph)
Red Mill Museum Village (limestone quarry; lime; lime kilns; mine buildings; mining
artifacts; mining heritage; ice harvest; lead production; talc production; check out the
museum’s Scout program)
Clinton, NJ
908-735-4101
http://www.theredmill.org/
Rockaway Township Municipal Building (see Ford-Faesch Ironmaster's Manor House)
Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. (see The King Store Museum)
Speedwell Iron Works (see Historic Speedwell)
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (zinc; fluorescent minerals; underground mine tour; mining
techniques; drilling and blasting demonstration; mineral processing; mining equipment;
mining history)
Ogdensburg, NJ
973-209-7212
http://www.sterlinghill.org/
New Mexico
Alamogordo Museum of History (mining heritage; mining tools; display of rocks and
minerals of New Mexico; mining memorabilia)
Tularosa Basin Historical Society
Alamogordo, NM
575-434-4438
http://www.alamogordohistory.com/
Aztec Museum (coal; rock and mineral display; mining heritage; mining
Black Range Museum (gold; mining artifacts)
Hillsboro, NM
505-895-5233 or 505-985-5685
http://www.sierracountynewmexico.info/attractions/black-range-museum/
Cerrillos Hills State Park (copper; iron; lead; silver; zinc; mining heritage; historic mine
ruins; interpretive story boards)
Cerrillos, NM
505-474-0196
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/cerrilloshillsstatepark.html or
http://www.cerrilloshills.org/
Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum (turquoise; mining artifacts; mining history; mine
tour)
Cerrillos, NM
505-438-3008
http://www.casagrandetradingpost.com/cerrillosturquoiseminingmuseum
Chino Mine overlook (see Santa Rita Mine overlook)
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum (manganese; fluorite; mining heritage; mining
equipment)
Luna County Historical Society
Deming, NM
575-546-2382
http://www.lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com/
Geronimo Springs Museum (miner’s cabin; rock and mineral display; mining heritage;
mining industry relics)
Truth Or Consequences, NM
575-894-6600
http://geronimospringsmuseum.com/
Grants Mining Museum (see New Mexico Mining Museum)
The Little Red School House Museum (gold; silver; mining equipment; mining
machinery)
Red River Historical Society
Red River, NM
575-754-2366 (Chamber of Commerce), or 575-754-3030 and 1-877-574-1708 (Town
Hall)
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/redriverhistorical or http://www.redriver.org/schoolhouse or
http://www.redriver.org/history or http://www.redrivernewmexico.com/en/
Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum (rock and mineral collection; mining heritage;
mining artifacts)
Lordsburg, NM
575-542-9086 or 575-542-9864
http://www.lordsburghidalgocounty.net/museum.htm
Madrid Old Coal Town Museum (coal; mining artifacts)
Madrid, NM
505-438--3780
http://www.themineshafttavern.com/madridmuseum.html
Miles Mineral Museum (rocks and minerals collection)
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
575-562-2651
http://www.enmu.edu/services/museums/miles-mineral/
Mogollon Museum (gold; silver; mining heritage; mining memorabilia; mining tools)
Mogollon Enterprises
Mogollon, NM
575-539-2015
http://www.mogollonenterprises.com/index.html or
http://www.mogollonenterprises.com/Mogollon-Flyer.pdf
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (uranium; uranium mine mockup,
uranium mining equipment; Geiger counter for uranium prospecting; mineral processing;
mine reclamation; mining memorabilia)
Albuquerque, NM
505-245-2137
http://www.nuclearmuseum.org/
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Mineral Museum (minerals and
rocks collection; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Socorro, NM
575-835-5140
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/museum/home.html
New Mexico History Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia;
photo archive)
Santa Fe, NM
505-476-5200
http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/index.php
New Mexico Mineralogical Museum (see New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Resources Mineral Museum)
New Mexico Mining Museum (uranium; self-guided,, simulated underground mine tour;
mining equipment; mining heritage; mine machinery)
Grants, NM
1-800-748-2142 or 505-287-4802
http://www.grants.org/MiningMuseum/tabid/220/Default.aspx
New Mexico Museum of Natural History (minerals and rocks collection; economic
geology map; economic minerals map)
Albuquerque, NM
505-841-2800
http://nmnaturalhistory.org/
New Mexico Uranium Mining Museum (see New Mexico Mining Museum)
Old Coal Town Museum (see Madrid Old Coal Town Museum)
Philmont Scout Ranch (gold; gold panning, mine tours; mining heritage; interpretive
history; mining equipment)
Boy Scouts of America
Cimarron, NM
575-376-2281
http://www.philmontscoutranch.org/philmont.aspx
Pinos Altos Historical Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining tools; mining heritage;
mining memorabilia)
Pinos Altos, NM
575-388-1882
http://www.pinosaltos.org/great_businesses_and_destinations_in_Pinos_Altos.php?r=58,
vjegr or http://www.pinosaltos.org/images/Pinos_Altos_Guide.pdf
Pioneer Store Museum (silver; mining heritage; mining artifacts; self-guided walking tour
of historic mining town of Chloride)
Chloride (Winston), NM
575-743-2736
http://www.pioneerstoremuseum.com/index.html
The Raton Museum (coal; rock and mineral collection; mining heritage; mining artifacts;
mining memorabilia)
Raton, NM
575-445-8979
http://www.theratonmuseum.org/
Red River Museum (see The Little Red School House Museum)
Rex Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Gallup, NM
505-863-1363
http://ggsc.wnmu.edu/mcf/museums/rex.html or
http://www.gallupnm.gov/index.aspx?NID=208 (web sites are not official, but some
information is still useful)
Santa Rita (Chino) Mine overlook (copper; interpretive story boards)
Story Board photos and narration by Silver City Museum
Hanover, NM, east on New Mexico Highway 152
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/tour/landmarks/chino_mine/home.html
Silver City Clay Festival (clay; ceramics; uses of clay; mining heritage; factory tour)
Silver City, NM
575-538-5560
http://www.clayfestival.com/
Silver City Museum (silver; copper; mining heritage; assaying artifacts; mining gear;
mining memorabilia)
Silver City, NM
575-538-5921 or 1-877-777-7947
http://www.silvercitymuseum.org/
Turquoise Museum (turquoise; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining techniques)
Albuquerque, NM
505-247-8650
http://www.turquoisemuseum.com/
Western New Mexico University Museum (mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia; reproduction of an Assayer’s office; ceramics)
Silver City, NM
575-538-6386
http://www.wnmumuseum.org/index.html
Tyrone Mine reclamation overlook (copper; mine reclamation; interpretive story boards;
mining process; mining heritage; sustainability)
Along highway 90 south of Tyrone, NM
There is no official web site for the overlook itself, but you may find some information
at: http://www.fcx.com/sd/pdf/brochure/reclamation_NewMexico.pdf
The Freeport-McMoRan web site has information bout the Tyrone Mine at:
http://www.fcx.com/operations/USA_NewMexico_Tyrone.htm
White Oaks Miners Home & Tool Shed Museum (gold; coal; mining heritage; mining
tools; Miner’s Day Celebration 1st Saturday in June)
White Oaks, NM
575-648-2363
http://www.aviewofamerica.com/NewMexico/Museums/whiteoaksminersmuseum.htm
New York
Adirondack History Center Museum (iron; dimension stone; mining heritage; mining
Essex County Historical Society
Elizabethtown, NY
518-873-6466
http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/index.html
Adirondack Museum (garnet; graphite; iron; titanium; wollastonite; mining heritage;
mining equipment; mining artifacts; interpretive story boards)
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
518-352-7311
http://www.adkmuseum.org/
The Burden Iron Works Museum (iron; industrial heritage; iron works equipment; iron
and steel products; please call ahead)
Troy, NY
518-274-5267
http://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/PhotoGallery/Burden.aspx or
http://hudsonmohawkgateway.org/BIWMWhatIsIt.html
The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane Mine (limestone; cement
manufacture; mining and industrial heritage; mine ruins; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia; mining methods)
The Century House Historical Society
Rosendale, NY
845-658-9900
http://www.centuryhouse.org/
Copake Iron Works Museum (iron blast furnace; iron ore pit; interpretive story boards;
mining and industrial artifacts; mining and industrial equipment)
Taconic State Park
Copake Falls, NY
518-329-3993
http://www.parks.ny.gov/parks/83/details.aspx or http://www.friendsoftsp.org/ or
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofTSP
Garnet Mine Tours (garnet; mine tour; mine history; gem cutting; mineral collecting)
North River, NY
518-251-2706
http://garnetminetours.com/
Granite Knolls Park (granite; hiking trails traverse mine ruins, mining equipment;
abandoned shallow quarries; there is no evidence for interpretive story boards on marked
trails; there is no visitors center)
Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department
Yorktown Heights, NY
914-245-4650 (Parks Department)
http://www.yorktownny.org/community/granite-knolls-park or
http://www.nynjtc.org/park/granite-knolls-park
Hanford Mills Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting techniques; ice harvesting tools
and equipment; ice house)
Ice Harvest Festival
East Meredith, NY
607-278-5744
http://www.hanfordmills.org/programs-at-hanford-mills-museum/events/ice-harvest/
Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals (American Museum of natural History)
New York, NY
212-769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/earth-and-planetary-scienceshalls/harry-frank-guggenheim-hall-of-minerals
Haverstraw Quarry tour (trap rock; aggregates; quarry tour)
Tilcon New York, Inc.
Haverstraw, NY
845-638-3594
http://www.tilconny.com/location.htm?Stone-Quarry-Haverstraw-New-York-RocklandCounty-NY-4
HEPCO Quarries, Inc. (bluestone; dimension stone; quarry tour; please call ahead to
make arrangements)
Windsor, NY (quarry)
West Chester, PA (retail stone yard)
484-614-6680
http://www.hepcoquarries.com/index.html
Iron Center Museum (iron; magnetite; mining heritage; mining methods; mineral
processing; historic mine structures; mining equipment; mine locomotive; iron ore
loadout; interpretive story boards; mining artifacts; mine models/dioramas; mining
memorabilia)
Port Henry, NY
518-546-3587
http://www.porthenrymoriah.com/visit/attractions/iron-center-museum or
http://www.lakestolocks.org/content/the-iron-center-museum/ltlEE1DD5D0810413954
or http://www.lakechamplainregion.com/recreation/heritage/iron-center-museum
Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum (iron; mining heritage; mining artifacts;
mining equipment; iron mine diorama; mining memorabilia)
Lyon Mountain, NY
518-735-4314
http://lyonmountain.bloatedtoe.com/museum.php
Millers Mills Grange (annual ice harvest; web site has ice harvesting videos)
West Winfield, NY
315-822-5283 or 315-822-6860
http://millersmillsny.webs.com/ice-harvest
Mohegan Quarries (see Sylvan Glen Park Preserve)
Natural Cement Historic District (see The Century House Historical Museum and The
Widow Jane Mine)
New York State Museum (ore minerals; minerals collection; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining tools; minerals and their uses)
Albany, NY
518-474-5877
https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum (see Quarryman’s Museum)
Penfield Homestead Museum (iron; mining and industrial heritage; iron working; ice
house; ice harvesting; ice harvesting artifacts; and "ice harvesting memorabilia)
Crown Point, NY
518-597-3804
http://www.penfieldmuseum.org/
Quarryman’s Museum (bluestone; mining tools; mining artifacts; mining equipment;
mining heritage)
Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum
Saugerties, NY
845-246-3400
http://www.opus40.org/quarrymans-museum/
Salt Museum (salt; salt works; brine salt; solar salt; salt making methods; salt making
equipment; salt making artifacts)
Onondago Lake Park, Onondago County Parks
Liverpool, NY
315-453-6715 or 315-453-6712
http://onondagacountyparks.com/salt-museum/
Slate Valley Museum (slate; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mine
machinery; mining methods; mineral processing; mining tools; geology of slate; uses of
slate)
Granville, NY
518-642-1417
http://www.slatevalleymuseum.org/
Snyder Estate Museum (see The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane
Mine)
Snyder state Natural Cement Historic District (see The Century House Historical
Museum and The Widow Jane Mine)
Sylvan Glen Park Preserve (granite; mining tools; Mohegan Quarry mine ruins; mining
equipment; abandoned quarries and workings; hiking trails traverse quarry workings and
ruins; interpretive story panels along the marked trails)
Yorktown parks and Recreation Department
Yorktown Heights (or Mohegan Lake), NY
914-245-4650 (Parks Department)
http://www.yorktownny.org/community/sylvan-glen-park-preserve or
http://www.nynjtc.org/park/sylvan-glen-park-preserve
Ticonderoga Heritage Museum (graphite; iron; graphite mining)
Ticonderoga, NY
518-585-2696
https://sites.google.com/site/ti2heritagemuseum/ or
https://www.facebook.com/TiHeritageMuseum
Tilcon New York, Inc. quarry tour (see Haverstraw Quarry tour)
Tully Area Historical Society Ice Harvest Festival (ice harvesting demonstrations,
annually)
Tully, NY
315-696-4681
http://www.tullyareahistorical.com/Ice_Harvest_Festival.html
Widow Jane Mine (see The Century House Historical Museum and The Widow Jane
Mine)
North Carolina
Aurora Fossil Museum (phosphate; mine room, mine geology; video)
Aurora, NC
252-322-4238
http://www.aurorafossilmuseum.com/
Bon Ami Mine (see Emerald Village, or North Carolina Mining Museum and Bon Ami
Mine)
Carl J. McEwen Historic Village (gold; gold assay office; mining heritage)
Mint Hill, NC
704-573-0726
http://www.minthillhistory.com/
Catawba County Historical Association (see History Museum of Catawba County)
Colburn Earth Science Museum (gold; economic minerals; minerals and rocks exhibits;
mining artifacts; simulated underground mine; history of mining in North Carolina)
Asheville, NC
828-254-7162
http://colburnmuseum.org/
Crabtree Emerald Mine (see Emerald Village)
Cranberry Mine Highway Historical Marker (iron; mining heritage)
North of Cranberry on US 19 East at NC 194
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=N-6
Egypt Coal Mine Highway Historical Marker (coal; mining heritage)
Northwest of Sanford along US 421 at SR 1400 (Cumnock Road)
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?sp=search&sv=H-41
Emerald Village (feldspar; emerald; mineral collecting; gold panning; Bon Ami Mine
self-guided tour; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Little Switzerland, NC
828-765-6463
http://www.emeraldvillage.com/
Endor Iron Furnace (iron; mining heritage; planned restored iron furnace)
Railroad House Historical Association, Inc.
Sanford, NC
919-776-7479
http://www.endorfurnace.org/Home_Page.html
Endor Iron Works Highway Historical Marker (iron; mining heritage)
South of Cumnock along US 421 at SR 1400 (Cumnock Road)
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-102
Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum (gems and minerals exhibits; minerals used to make
glass exhibit)
Franklin, NC
828-369-7831
http://www.fgmm.org/
Gold Hill Mines Historic Park (gold; assay office; mining artifacts; mining heritage;
mining memorabilia; mining machinery; powder house; guided tours; mine shafts; ore
mill)
Historic Gold Hill
Gold Hill, NC
704-267-9439 or 704-279-5777
http://www.historicgoldhill.com/index.htm
Historic Gold Hill (see Gold Hill Mines Historic Park)
History Museum of Catawba County (clay; pottery; annual pottery festival; clay and iron
source materials in collections)
Catawba County Historical Association
Newton, NC
828-465-0383
http://www.catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_history.php
Isinglass Village (mica; gems; gold; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining artifacts;
mica products)
Spruce Pine; NC
828-766-6422
http://www.isinglassvillage.com
Lincoln County Historical Association (iron; mining and industrial heritage; mining
artifacts; mining memorabilia; Madison-Derr Iron Furnace)
Lincolnton, NC
704-748-9090
http://www.lincolncountyhistory.com/index.html or
http://www.lincolncountyhistory.com/projects/madison.html
Madison-Derr Iron Furnace (see Lincoln County Historical Association)
McKinney Mine (see Emerald Village)
Moratock Iron Furnace and Park (iron; historic iron furnace; historical marker;
interpretive story board)
Danbury, NC
336-593-2415 (Stokes County Public Works Department)
336-593-8165 (Stokes County Recreation Department)
336-593-2002 (Danbury City Manager)
http://www.hangingrock.com/things-to-do/ or
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=J-98 or
http://www.northcarolinamuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=
159&Itemid=154
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History (granite; mining heritage)
Mount Airy, NC
336-786-4478
http://www.northcarolinamuseum.org/
Museum of Ashe County History, Inc. (charcoal; copper; feldspar; iron; magnetite; mica;
soapstone; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining memorabilia;
wrought iron bloom; mining video; planned: underground mine replica, mine diorama)
Jefferson, NC
336-846-1904
http://www.ashehistory.org or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Museum-of-AsheCounty-History/137909949588805
Museum of North Carolina Minerals (high purity quartz; gems and minerals exhibit;
mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Spruce Pine, NC
828-765-2761
http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/museum-of-north-carolina-minerals-mp-331.htm
or http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/attractions-destinations/museum-of-north-carolinaminerals
Museum of the Waxhaws (gold; gold panning and mining demonstrations; replica of a
mule-driven arrastra)
Waxhaw, NC
704-843-1832
http://museumofthewaxhaws.org/
North Carolina Granite Corporation quarry (granite; quarry observation deck; granite
samples and quarry history available at quarry office)
Mount Airy, NC
1-800-227-6242
http://www.ncgranite.com/granite-supplier-mount-airy.html
North Carolina Mining Museum and Bon Ami Mine (feldspar; self-guided underground
tour)
Emerald Village, NC
828-765-6463
http://www.emeraldvillage.com/default.htm
Reed Gold Mine National Historic Landmark (gold; stamp mill demonstration; gold
panning; mining heritage)
Midland, NC
704-721-4653
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/reed.htm
Wells Fargo History Museum (gold; gold nuggets; gold mining heritage; recreated
underground mine tunnel)
Charlotte, NC
704-715-1866
http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/charlotte/
Wilcox Iron Works (iron; historical marker)
Vernon Springs, NC
http://ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=H-24
North Dakota
Beulah Mine (coal; lignite; guided mine tour by appointment)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Beulah, ND
701-873-3901 or 701-873-4333
http://westmoreland.com/location/beulah-mine-north-dakota/
Binek Coal Mine exhibit (coal; coal mine tunnel entrance reproduction; mining
equipment; interpretive story board)
Prairie Outpost Park, Dickinson Museum Center
Dickinson, ND
701-456-6225
http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/what-we-do/prairie-outpost-park/coal-mine/ or
http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/what-we-do/prairie-outpost-park/
Buckstop Junction Coal Mine Camp (coal; mining heritage; mining machines; mine
shaft; scale house)
Missouri Valley Historical Society
Bismarck, ND
701-250-8575
http://www.buckstopjunction.org/ or
http://www.ndtourism.com/bismarck/attractions/buckstop-junction
Center Mine (coal; lignite; guided mine tours)
BNI Coal, Inc.
Center, ND
701-794-8734
http://www.bnicoal.com/index.htm or http://www.ndtourism.com/center/wind-farmsmines-power-plants/center-mine
Custer Mine Overlook (coal; mine reclamation; mining heritage; interpretive story boards
at north end)
aka Custer Mine Interpretive Site
Garrison, ND
701-463-7400
http://www.garrisonnd.com/_old-pages/tourim-visitors-info/attractions/custer-mineoverlook/ or http://www.garrisonnd.com/_old-pages/tourim-visitorsinfo/attractions/custer-mine-overlook/
Dakota Gasification Company Great Plains Synfuels Plant tour (see Great Plains
Synfuels Plant)
Falkirk Mining Company (coal; lignite; guided mine tours by appointment
Falkirk Mining Company (North American Coal Corporation)
Underwood, ND
701-442-5751
http://www.nacoal.com/operations/FalkirkMine.shtml or
http://www.ndtourism.com/underwood/wind-farms-mines-power-plants/falkirk-mine
Freedom Mine (lignite, mine tour weekdays only by appointment)
Coteau Properties Company (North American Coal Corporation)
Beulah, ND
701-873-2281
http://www.nacoal.com/operations/Coteau_freedomfacts_b1FD0.pdf#1FD0.pdf
Great Plains Synfuels Plant (coal; natural gas; guided tours of coal gasification plant by
appointment)
Dakota Gasification Company
Beulah, ND
701-873-6667
http://www.dakotagas.com/News_Center/Tours/index.html
North Dakota Heritage Center (see North Dakota State Museum)
North Dakota State Museum (Inspiration Gallery, Yesterday and Today: coal; lignite;
mining heritage; underground and surface mining; mine reclamation; mining equipment;
mining machinery; dragline model; mining memorabilia. Adaptation Gallery, Geologic
Time: geology of the formation of coal deposits)
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Bismarck, ND
701-328-2666
http://history.nd.gov/index.html
River Aggregates, LLC (scoria; river gravel; aggregates; crushed stone; construction
sand; mine reclamation; quarry tour only by appointment exclusive to BSA Scouts)
Alexander, ND
701-577-9000
http://www.riveraggregatesllc.com/
Westmoreland Coal Company (see Beulah Mine
Ohio
American Industrial Mining Co. (coal; restored mining machinery and equipment; mining
heritage; demonstrations by appointment exclusive to Scouting; check events on their
web site for public demonstrations)
Buckeye Lake, OH
614-746-0771
http://americanindustrialmining.com/
Amherst Historical Society (see The Sandstone Museum Center)
Ashtabula Maritime Museum (ore boats; working scale model of a Hulett Ore Unloading
Machine; harbor view for viewing lake boats unloading coal and iron ore)
Ashtabula, OH
440-997-5370 or 440-964-6847
http://www.ashtabulamarinemuseum.org/index.html
Athens County Historical Society and Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Athens, OH
740-592-2280
http://athenshistory.org/
Big Muskie Bucket and Miners’ Memorial Park (coal; dragline bucket; mining heritage;
miners’ memorial)
McConnelsville, OH
740-732-5288
http://www.noblecountyohio.com/muskie.html
Buckeye Furnace State Memorial (iron; limestone; reconstructed iron furnace; selfguided tour; video “The Early Iron Industry of Ohio;” interpretive story boards; industrial
and mining heritage; slag wheel)
Wellston, OH
740-384-3537
http://buckeyefurnace.com/index.html
Byesville Coal Miners and Train Museum (coal; mining heritage; Coal Miners Memorial
Statue)
Byesville Scenic Railway, Inc.
Byesville, OH
1-800-933-5480 or 740-432-2022
http://www.bsrw.org/
Cherry Valley Coke Ovens (coal; coke; mining and industrial heritage; historical marker /
interpretive story panel)
E. Main Street
Leetonia, OH
http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/category/212
Cleveland Museum of Natural History (ore minerals; synthetic industrial minerals;
building stone identification)
Cleveland, OH
216-231-4600
https://www.cmnh.org/
The Coal Museum (see Harrison County History of Coal Museum)
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Marine Museum (iron ore; limestone; rock salt; sand;
mining and marine heritage; ore docks)
Fairport harbor, OH
440-354-4825
http://fairportharbor.org/tourism/lighthouse-marine-museum/
Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve (flint; mining heritage; mining
implements; preserved flint quarry pit and diorama; uses and tools of flint; flint
commerce; flint knapping; historical marker; Scout camp-overs, ask about nearby flint
quarrying)
Ohio History Connection Site managed by Licking Valley Heritage Society
Glenford, OH
740-787-2476 or 1-800-283-8707 (weekends)
https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/flint-ridge-quarries
Flint Ridge State Memorial (see Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve)
Guernsey County History Museum (coal; mining heritage; replica of a coal mine)
Guernsey County Historical Society
Cambridge, OH
740-439-5884
http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/directory/discover/attractions/guernsey-countyhistorical-museum.html or
https://www.facebook.com/GuernseyHistory/info?tab=overview
Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park (coal; aggregates; industrial minerals; mine
machinery; surface mining methods; mining heritage)
Cadiz, OH
740-942-1102
http://www.hcrhp.org/
Harrison County History of Coal Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining tools; mining
memorabilia; dragline model; mining video; mining methods; mining equipment; mine
safety)
Cadiz, OH
740-942-2623
http://www.harrisoncountyohio.org/coalmuseum/
History of Coal Museum (see Harrison County History of Coal Museum)
Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker /
High Street (Ohio Route 13)
Glouster, OH
http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=15573 or
http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/browse/
The Hocking Valley Coal Strike 1884–1885 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker /
Fort Street south of East Washington Street (Public Square)
Nelsonville, OH
http://www.remarkableohio.org/index.php?/category/57
Hope Furnace (iron; mining heritage; iron furnace ruins; interpretive story board; see
more information at nature center)
Lake Hope State Park
McArthur, OH
740-596-4938
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/lakehope or http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/lakehope
Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest (iron; several iron furnace ruins; mining and
industrial heritage; interpretive story boards/historic marker)
Ironton Ranger District
Pedro, OH
740-534-6500
https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_005849.pdf or
http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wayne/home
Kelleys Island Historical Association Museum (dimension stone; ice; lime; limestone; ice
harvesting; mining heritage; mining and harvesting artifacts; mining equipment; mining
and harvesting memorabilia; limestone quarry diorama)
Kelleys Island, OH
419-746-2399
http://www.kelleysislandhistorical.org
Lake Hope State Park (see Hope Furnace)
Lakeside Sand & Gravel Annual Open House (sand and gravel; antique and modern mine
machines; mine tour; mining heritage)
Mantua, OH
330-274-2569
http://www.lakesidesandgravel.com/annual-open-house/
Lillian E. Jones Museum (coal; glass sand; iron; mining and industrial heritage; mining
and industrial memorabilia; mining and industrial artifacts; Pig Iron Day in August)
Jackson, OH
740-286-2556
http://www.jonesmuseum.com/
The Logan Clay Products Company (clay; shale; clay pipe plant tour)
Logan, OH
740-385-2184 or 1-800-848-2141
http://www.loganclaypipe.com/pp_planttour.html
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum (ore hopper; stone quarry side dump car; industrial
and mining heritage)
Bellevue, OH
419-483-2222
http://www.madrivermuseum.org/index.html
Maritime Museum of Sandusky (coal; ice; coal docks; coal carriers; ice harvesting; ice
harvesting equipment and tools; ice harvesting video; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice
harvesting heritage)
Sandusky, OH
419-624-0274
http://www.sanduskymaritime.org/index.html
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining & Heritage Museum
Melcher, OH
641-947-5651
http://findareainfo.com/Melcher-Coal%20Museum.htm
Millfield Coal Mine Disaster, November 5, 1930 (coal; mining heritage; historical marker
/ interpretive story panel; site left as is in remembrance of the deceased)
Millfield-Jacksonville Road (County Route 27)
Millfield, OH
http://www.forgottenoh.com/Explosion/explosion.html
Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 disaster Nov. 5, 1930 (coal; mining heritage; mine structure
ruins; historical marker / interpretive story panel)
Main Street (County Route 93)
Millfield, OH
http://bo.tactical.digital/Marker.asp?Marker=15614
Miners’ Memorial Park (see Big Muskie Bucket and Miners’ Memorial Park)
Murray City, Ohio Train Depot and Coal Mining Museum (coal; mining artifacts; mining
heritage; coal miners memorial; mining memorabilia)
Murray City, OH
740-762-2208 or 740-762-2521
http://murraycitydepot.com/murraytrain2.htm or
https://www.facebook.com/MurrayCityDepot
National Museum of the Great Lakes (coal/iron ore Museum Ship S.S. Col. James M.
Schoonmaker; ship tours; industrial and mining heritage)
Toledo, OH
419-214-5000
http://www.inlandseas.org/
New Straitsville History Museum (clay; coal; brick making; mining heritage; Robinson’s
Cave, miners’ union organizing; interpretive story board)
New Staritsville, OH
740-394-1014 or 740-394-3011
http://littlecitiesofblackdiamonds.org/pages/visitors/robinsonscave.html
Ohio Train Depot and Coal Mining Museum (see Murray City, Ohio Train Depot and
Coal Mining Museum)
The Sandstone Museum Center (sandstone; industrial and mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining machinery; quarry water tower; mining memorabilia; sandstone
architecture)
Amherst Historical Society
Amherst, OH
440-988-7255
http://www.amhersthistoricalsociety.org/index.html
Sandusky Maritime Museum (see Maritime Museum of Sandusky)
Tyler Mahoning History Center (coal; mining heritage; archival library)
Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Youngstown, OH
330-743-2589 or 330-941-3409
http://mahoninghistory.org/tyler-history-center/
Vesuvius Iron Furnace (see Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest or
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wayne/specialplaces/?cid=fsm9_006044)
Wayne National Forest (see Iron Furnaces in the Wayne National Forest)
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (coal; iron; steel; industrial and
mining heritage; industrial and mining memorabilia)
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
1-800-262-6137
https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/youngstown-historical-centerof-industry-and-labor or
http://web.ysu.edu/gen/class/Youngstown_Historical_Center_of_Industry_and_Labor_m
338.html
Oklahoma
Bartlesville Area History Museum
Bartlesville, OK
918-338-4290
http://www.bartlesvillehistory.com/
Broken Arrow Historical Society Museum
Broken Arrow, OK
918-258-2616
http://bahs.squarespace.com/
Coal County Historical & Mining Museum
Coalgate, OK
580-927-2360
http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.1634
http://minersmuseum.blogspot.com/
D.W. Correll Museum
Catoosa, OK
918-266-3612
http://www.cityofcatoosa.org/index.php/d-w-correll-museum
Dobson Museum (lead; zinc; ore minerals; mining heritage; models of mine buildings;
mining photos)
Ottawa County Historical Society
Miami, OK
918-542-5388
http://www.dobsonmuseum.com/
Elsing Museum
Tulsa, OK
918-495-6262
http://www.oru.edu/the_elsing_museum/
Evans Lake McCurtain City Park (see San Bois Coal Company Mine Explosion
Memorial)
Gold Belle Mine and Milling Co. (roadside historic site)
near Roosevelt, OK
http://www.blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=761
Haskell County Museum (coal; mining heritage)
Haskell County Historical Society
Stigler, OK
918-967-2161
http://haskellok.tripod.com/index.html
J. G. Puterbaugh House
McAlester, OK
918-423-0314
http://www.mcalester.org/custom2.asp?pageid=2086
http://www.cityofmcalester.com/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=23
Krebs Heritage Museum
Krebs, OK
918-426-0377
http://www.krebsmuseum.com/index.html
Leonardo’s Children Museum & Adventure Quest (hands-on exhibit of rocks and
minerals including ore minerals)
Glen McDaniel 750-Specimens Rock Medley
Enid, OK 73701
580-233-2787
http://www.leonardos.org/
Lutie Coal Miners Museum
Wilburton, OK
918-465-6951
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oklchgs/museum.html
McAlester Building Foundation (Coal Miner’s Museum)
McAlester, OK
918-423-2932
http://www.mcalester.org/custom2.asp?pageid=2086
Pioneer Coal Miner Memorial and “wall of memories” (located at Chadick Park: coal;
mining heritage; mine safety)
McAlester, OK
918-421-4922
http://www.cityofmcalester.com/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=23
Pittsburgh County Genealogy & Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage)
McAlester, OK
918-426-0388
http://www.pittsburgcogenealogical.org/
San Bois Coal Company Mine Explosion Memorial (coal; mine safety; mining heritage)
Evans Lake McCurtain City Park
McCurtain City, OK
918-967-2161
http://haskellok.tripod.com/id124.html
Twin Cities Heritage Museum
Hartshorne, OK
918-297-7220
http://cityofhartshorneok.com/Museum.php
Oregon
Baker Heritage Museum
Baker City, OR
541-523-9308
http://www.bakerheritagemuseum.com/
Bohemia Gold Mining Museum (gold; ore samples; mining artifacts; mining heritage;
mining machinery)
Cottage Grove, OR
541-942-5022
http://www.bohemiagoldminingmuseum.com/ or
http://bohemiaminingdays.org/index.php/bohemia-gold-mining-museum
Grant County Historical Museum
Canyon City, OR
541-575-0362 (during season); 541-575-0509 (in season)
http://www.ortelco.net/~museum/
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
John Day, OR
1-800-551-6949 or 541-575-2800
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=5
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
Sumpter, OR
1-800-551-6949 or 541-894-2486
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=174
Pennsylvania
American Industrial Mining Co. (coal; restored mining machinery and equipment; mining
heritage; demonstrations by appointment exclusive to Scouting; check events on their
web site for public demonstrations)
Brownsville, PA
614-571-7245
http://americanindustrialmining.com/
Anthracite Heritage Museum & Iron Furnaces (anthracite coal; iron; iron furnaces;
mining and industrial heritage; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mine locomotive;
coal wagon)
Scranton, PA
570-963-4804
http://www.anthracitemuseum.org
Berwind-White Mine 40 Historic District (see Eureka Mine 40 Overlook)
Buena Vista Furnace Historic Site
Blairsville, PA
724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/bvf/bvf.html
Burkholder Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Burkholder Quarry)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (coal; fluorite; iron-bearing minerals hematite and
goethite; manganite; mining equipment; mining tools; locality mineral suites and their
influence on geology, culture and history; ‘Stratavator’ stop includes a coal mine; ancient
coal forest; exhibit called “The Minerals That Made Pittsburgh”)
Benedum Hall of Geology
Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems
Pittsburgh, PA
412-622-3391 or 412-622-3131
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/
Coal and Coke Heritage Center Museum
Lemont Furnace, PA
724-430-4160
http://www.fe.psu.edu/Information/Community/31281.htm
Cornwall Iron Furnace (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage; restored iron
furnace; restored industrial complex; Minersvillage)
Cornwall, PA
717-272-9711
http://www.cornwallironfurnace.org/
Denver Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Denver Quarry)
Eckley Miners’ Village Mining Museum (anthracite coal; mining heritage; period reenactors)
Weatherly, PA
570-636-2070
http://www.eckleyminers.org/
Eliza Furnace Historic Site
Vintondale, PA
724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/ef/ef.html
Eureka Mine 40 Overlook (coal; mining heritage; interpretive story boards; ‘coal patch’
town; ‘boney pile’)
Berwind-White Mine 40 Historic District
Scalp Level, PA
814-659-3465
http://thestonycreek.com/driving_mine40_1.shtml or
http://www.echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&It
emid=14
Ghost Town Trail
Indiana, PA
724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/trails/gtt/gtt.html
Greenwood Furnace State Park (iron; remains of iron furnace; industrial and mining
heritage; self-guided walking tour; visitor center with interpretive displays; interpretive
story boards)
Huntingdon, PA
814-667-1800
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/greenwoodfurnace/index.htm
HEPCO Quarries, Inc. (bluestone; dimension stone; quarry tour; please call ahead to
make arrangements)
West Chester, PA (retail stone yard)
Windsor, NY (quarry)
484-614-6680
http://www.hepcoquarries.com/index.html
Honey Brook Quartzite Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Honey Brook Quarry)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage;
guided and self-guided tours; blast furnace ruins)
Elverson, PA
610-582-8773
http://www.nps.gov/hofu/index.htm
Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest Museum (ice harvesting; ice harvesting tools and
equipment; ice harvesting videos; ice harvesting memorabilia; ice factory tour)
Lakeville, PA
570-226-6246
http://www.sculptediceworks.com/home.htm
Indiana County Historical Museum
Indiana, PA
724-463-9600
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/museum.shtml
Joanna Furnace (iron; limestone; industrial and mining heritage; restored iron furnace
complex)
Hay Creek Valley Historical Association
Geigertown, PA
610-286-0388
http://www.haycreek.org/index.htm
Lackawana Coal Mine, McDade Park (anthracite coal; guided underground mine tour;
mining equipment; mining techniques; mining heritage; mining video; mine safety)
Scranton, PA
800-238-7245 or 570-963-6463
http://www.lackawannacounty.org/index.php/attractions/coal-mine
Limeville Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Limeville Quarry)
Martin Limestone Inc. Block Manufacturing Plant (concrete; group quarry tour; group
tour of concrete block manufacturing plant))
New Holland, PA
1-800-543-3860 (sales and dispatch); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)
http://www.martinlimestone.com/default.aspx?portalid=9040&tabid=180&pageid=Tours
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Burkholder Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour; group asphalt
plant tour)
Ephrata, PA
1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1358 (asphalt plant); 717-354-1300 (East Earl,
PA, corporate office)
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Denver Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour; group asphalt plant
tour)
Denver, PA
1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-335-4539 (asphalt plant); 717-354-1300 (East Earl,
PA, corporate office)
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Honey Brook Quarry (quartzite; sand; group quarry tour)
Honey Brook, PA
1-800-422-8107 (quarry sales); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate office)
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Limeville Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour)
Gap, PA
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Narvon Mine & Processing Facility (clay; group mine and facility
tour)
Narvon, PA
1-877-463-4353 (mine and processing facility); 717-354-1300 (East Earl, PA, corporate
office)
%20&%20Education
Martin Limestone Inc. Weaverland Quarry (limestone; group quarry tour)
New Holland, PA
%20&%20Education
Mine 40 Overlook (see Eureka Mine 40 Overlook)
Miners’ Memorial Day Festival (coal; mining heritage)
Held annually on Father’s Day Weekend
Windber, PA
814-467-6680
http://echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=238&Itemid
=490 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windber-Miners-Memorial-DayWeekend/610602222338222
Miners’ Park (coal; Miners’ Memorial Day Festival; miners memorial monuments;
mining heritage; Windber Coal Heritage Center)
Windber, PA
814-467-6680
http://www.echf.windberpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127:
miners-park&catid=31:miners-park&Itemid=192
Mines and Meadows ATV RV Resort (limestone; underground mine tour; sustainable
development; mine reclamation)
Wampum, PA
724-535-6-26
http://www.minesandmeadows.com/home.html
Museum of Anthracite Mining
Ashland, PA
717-875-4708
http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/
Narvon Clay Mine and Processing Facility (see Martin Limestone Inc. Narvon Mine &
Processing Facility)
Natural Ice Harvest Museum (see Ice Works Factory Tour & Ice Harvest Museum)
New Holland Concrete Block Manufacturing Plant (see Martin Limestone Inc. Block
Manufacturing Plant
No. 9 Mine & Museum (anthracite coal; guided underground mine tour; mining
machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia;
processing plant replica)
Lansford, PA 18232
570-645-7074
http://www.no9mine.com/
Old Line Museum (slate; mining heritage; mining artifacts; miners cottages; mining
memorabilia; tours available for local groups)
Delta, PA
717-456-7124
http://www.oldlinemuseum.com/exhibits.html
Pennsylvania Coal Culture Exhibit (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Indiana, PA
724-357-3039
http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=86721
Pine Grove Furnace State park and Visitor center (iron; restored charcoal iron furnace;
mining heritage; interpretive story boards)
Gardner, PA
717-486-7174
http://www.visitcumberlandvalley.com/listings/Pine-Grove-Furnace-State-Park/1099/ or
http://www.stateparks.com/pine_grove_furnace.html
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (anthracite coal; mine tour; mining heritage)
Ashland, PA
570-875-3850
http://www.pioneertunnel.com/home.shtml
Rohrer’s Incorporated (limestone; quarry tours; mining video; mining process; mining
careers)
Lititz, PA
717-626-9760
http://www.rohrersquarry.com/index.php
Scranton Iron Furnaces (see Anthracite Heritage Museum & Iron Furnaces)
Seldom Seen Tourist Coal Mine (coal; guided underground mine tour; mine structures;
Patton, PA
800-237-8590 or 814-247-6305
http://www.seldomseenmine.com/
Tour-Ed-Mine (coal; underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
techniques; mining artifacts)
Tarentum, PA
724-224-4720
http://www.tour-edmine.com
Waterworks Conservation Area
Indiana, PA
724-463-8636
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/ww/ww.html
Weaverland Limestone Quarry (see Martin Limestone Inc. Weaver Quarry)
Windber Coal Heritage Center (coal; mining heritage; mining technology; mining tools;
equipment demonstrations; walking tour)
Windber, PA
814-467-6680
http://windbercoal.org/
South Carolina
Bob Campbell Geology Museum (gold; mining artifacts and equipment; mining heritage;
reproduction of a head frame)
Clemson, SC
864-656-4600
http://www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum/
South Dakota
Big Thunder Gold Mine and Mining Museum (gold; gold panning; mine tour; mine
machinery; mining equipment; mining heritage)
Keystone, SD
1-800-314-3917 or 605-666-4847
http://www.bigthundermine.com/index.php
Black Hills Mining Museum (gold; mining heritage; mining’s historic significance;
simulated mine tour; gold panning)
Lead, SD
(605) 584-1605
http://www.blackhillsminingmuseum.com/
Broken Boot Gold Mine (gold; gold panning; underground mine tour; mining techniques;
mining equipment; mine history)
Deadwood, SD
605-578-1876
http://www.brokenbootgoldmine.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Broken-BootGold-Mine/120365551392102
Dell Rapids Quarry Days (quartzite; aggregate; annual train ride/tour through the quarry)
Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Dell Rapids, SD
605-428-4167
http://www.cityofdellrapids.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BC04455B15F30-4C98-AB8B-003B9FD70FAB%7D or
http://www.dellrapids.org/quarryDays.aspx
E. J. Everist, Inc. (quartzite; aggregate; building stone; quarry tour)
Dell Rapids East and Dell Rapids West quarries
Dell Rapids, SD
605-428-5419
http://www.lgeverist.com/
Hard Rock Mining in the Black Hills (see Life Underground: Hard Rock Mining in the
Black Hills)
High Plains Western Heritage Center (mining artifacts and memorabilia)
Spearfish, SD
605-642-9378
http://www.westernheritagecenter.com/
Homestake Mine (see Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center)
Homestake Visitor Center (see Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center)
Into The Pit Quarry Tour (quartzite; annual construction materials mine tour in April)
Siouxland Heritage Museums
Sioux City, SD
605-367-4210
http://www.siouxlandmuseums.com/museums/index.asp
Keystone Historical Museum (gold; ice; mining artifacts; town walking tour includes
visiting gold mines and ice houses)
Keystone, SD
605-666-4847
http://www.keystonehistory.com/museum.html
Life Underground: Hard Rock Mining in the Black Hills (gold; mining heritage; mining
methods; mine labor; kiosk traveling museum exhibit)
South Dakota State Historical Society Museum Pierre, SD
605-773-4373
http://history.sd.gov/museum/exhibits/traveling.aspx or
http://history.sd.gov/museum/exhibits/travelingexhibits/LifeUnderground.pdf
Minnilusa Pioneer Museum (gold; mining artifacts; mining history)
Rapid City, SD
605-394-6099
http://journeymuseum.org/collections/minnilusa/
Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center (gold; silver; mining heritage; mine and
processing plant tour; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia; video of Homestake Mine
history)
Lead, SD
605-584-3110
http://sanfordlabhomestake.com/
Siouxland Heritage Museums (see Into The Pit Quarry Tour
Thunder Head Underground Falls (gold; historic gold mine; self-guided tour; ore train)
Rapid City, SD (10 miles west on hwy 44)
605-343-00810
http://www.thunderheadfalls.com/Welcome.html
Tennessee
Coal Miner Railroad Section House Museum
Sparta, TN
931-935-6463
http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/coal-miner-railroad-section-house-museum/ or
http://www.letsgoplateau.com/asset/130
Ducktown Basin Museum (copper; copper ore minerals; mining heritage; mining
artifacts; mining memorabilia; mine machinery; Burra Burra mine works overlook)
Ducktown, TN
423-496-5778
http://www.ducktownbasinmuseum.com/
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel/aggregate; mine tour by appointment)
Memphis, TN
901-774-7874
http://www.msgravel.com/fieldtrips
Museum of Scott County
Huntsville, TN
423-663-2801
http://museum.scottcounty.net/
Texas
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Native American flint quarrying)
Fritch, TX
806-857-3151 (weekdays); 806-857-6680 (weekends)
http://www.nps.gov/alfl/index.htm
Mariscal Mine (Panther Junction Visitor Center)
Big Bend National Park, Texas;
432-477-1158
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/
Utah
Box Elder Museum (ore minerals; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Brigham City, UT
435-723-6769
http://www.boxeldermuseum.org/
Museum of Moab (gold; uranium; etc.)
Moab, UT
435-259-7985
http://www.moabmuseum.org/pageview.aspx?id=32658
Park City Museum (silver; mining heritage; mine replica; mining equipment)
Park City, UT
435-649-7457
http://www.parkcityhistory.org/
Summit County Courthouse Museum (coal; Mining heritage)
Coalville, UT
435-336-3200 or 435-336-3015
http://www.co.summit.ut.us/191/Summit-County-Historical-Museum
Tintic Mining Museum (gold; lead; silver; mining artifacts; mining equipment; mining
heritage; self-guided tours)
Eureka, UT
435-433-6842
http://www.juabtravel.com/mining_district.htm or
http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/eurekamuseum.html
Western Mining and Railroad Museum
Helper, UT
435-472-3009
http://www.wmrrm.org/photos.html
Vermont
Brookfield Ice Harvest and Winter Carnival (ice cutting and harvest demonstration)
Brookfield Historical Society
802-276-3358
Brookfield, VT
http://brookfieldhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/2014-brookfield-iceharvest-and-winter-carnival/
Rock of Ages Quarry and Plant Tour (granite; quarry tour; self-guided factory tour;
quarry video; sandblasting demonstration)
Smith (Granite) Quarry
Barre, VT
1-800-421-0166 or 802-476-3119
http://www.rockofages.com/
Smith (Granite) Quarry tour (see Rock of Ages Quarry and Plant Tour)
Vermont Marble Museum (marble; mining heritage; quarrying techniques; quarry
overlook with interpretive panels)
Proctor, VT
1-800-427-1396
http://www.vermont-marble.com/
Virginia
Dante Coal Mining and Railroad Museum (coal; mining memorabilia; Dante Coal
Miner’s Memorial)
Dante, VA
276-495-8103
http://www.virginia.org/Listings/Museums/DanteCoalMiningandRailroadMuseum/
Fenwick Mines Recreation Area
New Castle, VA
540-552-4641
http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9C
P0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110808&tty
pe=recarea&recid=73699&actid=71&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BRO
WSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110360000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&cid=null&p
name=George+Washington+%26+Jefferson+National+Forest++Fenwick+Mines+Day+Use+Area
Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park (gold; gold panning demonstration; mining
heritage; assay office; mining equipment; interpretive programs to local groups so please
call ahead to plan a visit)
Goldvein, VA
540-752-5330
http://www.goldvein.com/visitors.html
Goodwin Gols Mine (gold; gold panning; guided mine tour; mine ruins)
Lake Anna State Park
Spotsylvania, VA
540-854-5503
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/lake-anna.shtml#general_information
Mid-Lothian Mines Park (coal; mining heritage; guided and self-guided park tours;
interpretive story boards; mine ruins; headstock reproduction)
Midlothian, VA
804-748-1126
http://midlomines.org/Home_Page.html
Monroe Park (see Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park)
Pocahontas Exhibition Mine and Museum (coal; mining heritage; underground selfguided tour)
Pocahontas, VA
276-945-9522
http://pocahontasva.org/museum.html
Shot Tower Historic State Park
Foster Falls, VA
276-699-6778
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/shot-tower.shtml
Tredegar Iron Works National Historic Landmark (iron; iron cannon foundry; industrial
heritage; iron manufacturing; industrial artifacts; interpretive story boards)
Richmond, VA
804-771-2145
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/richmond/Tredegar.html
Washington
Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park—Seattle Unit (gold; silver; mining heritage;
gold panning demonstrations; mining memorabilia)
Seattle, WA
206-220-4240
http://www.nps.gov/klse/index.htm
West Virginia
Beckley Exhibition Mine (coal; guided underground mine tour; mining heritage; mining
equipment; mining techniques; coal camp buildings)
Beckley, WV
304-256-1747
http://www.beckleymine.com/
College of Mineral and Energy Resources (COMER) Museum (see The Royce J. and
Carolina B. Watts Museum)
Chief Logan State Park (see Museum in the Park)
The COMER Museum (see The Royce J. and Carolina B. Watts Museum)
Henry Clay Iron Furnace (iron; iron ore; limestone; iron furnace; mining and industrial
heritage)
Coopers Rock State Park
Bruceton Mills, WV
304-594-1561
http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/ or http://www.wvstateparks.com/ebooks/hcf/
Museum in the Park (coal; mining heritage; Buffalo Creek Disaster exhibit; mining
memorabilia; mining tools; Miners Memorial; coal mining community of Dehue)
Chief Logan State Park
Logan, WV
304-792-7229
http://www.wvculture.org/museum/MITPmod.html#location or
http://www.chiefloganstatepark.com/
The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts;
mining equipment; mining memorabilia; mining technology)
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
304-293-4609
http://wattsmuseum.wvu.edu/
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
equipment; mining memorabilia)
Matewan, WV
304-663-2202
http://www.wvminewars.com/
West Virginia State Museum (coal; salt; rock cores; mining heritage; mining tools;
mining equipment; mining memorabilia; ‘mine wars’ mining labor exhibit; coal company
store exhibit)
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
Charleston, WV
304-558-0220
http://www.wvculture.org/museum/index-museumhome.aspx
Wisconsin
Amberg Museum (granite; mining heritage; quarrying tools; mining memorabilia; mine
machiner Historical Society
Amberg, WI
715-759-5698
http://www.amberghistory.org/default.html
Badger Mine and Museum (lead; mining artifacts; mining heritage; mine entrance
replica)
Shullsburg, WI
608-965-4860
http://www.shullsburgwisconsin.org/shullsburgbadgerminemuseum.htm
Bevans Lead Mine (see Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum)
The Bucyrus Museum (see Caterpillar Global Mining South Milwaukee Visitor Center)
Caterpillar Global Mining South Milwaukee Visitor Center (mining equipment and
machinery; mining heritage; 7495 Electric Rope Shovel Simulator; mining machinery
scale models; mining artifacts; mining memorabilia)
Caterpillar Global Mining
South Milwaukee, WI
414-768-4999
https://mining.cat.com/cda/layout?x=7&m=443655&id=2854015
Daggett Park (see Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park)
Empire in Pine Museum (sandstone; quarry tools; stonecutting; mining heritage)
Dunn County Historical Society
Downsville, WI
715-232-8685
http://www.dunnhistory.org/edtours.html or http://www.dunnhistory.org/siteep.html
Granite Falls Park (see Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park)
Lime Kiln Park (limestone; lime; restored lime kilns; historical marker)
Grafton, WI
262-375-5310
http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/index.aspx?NID=387 or
http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/index.aspx?NID=76
Lime Kiln Park (lime; limestone; dolomite; lime kilns; limestone quarry; mining heritage;
interpretive story board)
Menomonee Falls, WI
262-532-4200
http://www.menomonee-falls.org/facilities/facility/details/Lime-Kiln-Park-7
Michel Materials Corporation (see Quarry Quest)
Milwaukee Public Museum (old copper culture)
Milwaukee, WI
414-278-2728
http://www.mpm.edu/
The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum (lead; zinc; guided underground mine
tour; mine train; mining heritage; mining equipment; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia)
Platteville, WI
608-348-3301
http://www.mining.jamison.museum/
Montello Granite Park & Daggett Park (granite; mining heritage; historic quarry site;
interpretive story board, historic marker)
Montello, WI
608-297-2727
http://www.wisconsinosity.com/county.php?county=39 or http://www.montellowi.com/
or http://wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.blogspot.com/2012/11/montello-granite.html
Montello Historic Preservation Society, Inc. (see Vaughn Hall)
Pendarvis—Cornish Miners Village
Mineral Point, WI
608-987-2122
http://pendarvis.wisconsinhistory.org/
Quarry Quest (limestone; quarry tour; mining machinery and heavy equipment;
educational activities)
Michel Materials Corporation
Neenah, WI
920-969-7062 or 920-583-1436
http://quarryquest.com/
Rollo Jamison Museum (see The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum)
Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum (brickmaking; mining heritage; brickmaking
artifacts)
Dunn County Historical Society
Menomonie, WI
715-232-8685
http://www.dunnhistory.org/edtours.html#hm or http://www.dunnhistory.org/sitehm.html
Swindler’s Ridge Museum (lead; zinc; mining memorabilia; mining heritage)
Benton, WI
608-759-2722
http://www.bentonwi.us/wp/?page_id=3
Vaughn Hall (granite; mining heritage; mining tools; mining memorabilia)
Montello Historic Preservation Society, Inc.
Montello, WI
[email protected]
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/directory/viewsociety.asp?id=361
Weis Earth Science Museum (copper; lead-mine tunnel; mining history; use of rock and
minerals; quarry blast demonstration)
Official Mineralogical Museum of Wisconsin
Menasha, WI
920-832-2925
http://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/
Wisconsin Historical Museum (copper; lead; zinc; mining artifacts; mining heritage)
Madison, WI
608-264-6555
http://historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/
Wyoming
Alpha Coal West’s Eagle Butte Mine and overlook (coal; mine tour; open pit mining;
mine reclamation)
Gillette, WY
307-686-0040
http://visitgillette-wrightwyo.org/do/activities/mine-tours-overlook/
Hanna Basin Historical Society Museum (coal; mining heritage; mining artifacts; mining
memorabilia; coal miner’s cottage; coal mine explosion, 1903)
Hanna, WY
307-325-6465
http://www.hannabasinmuseum.com/
Wyoming State Museum (coal; gold; coal swamp; mining heritage; mining artifacts)
Cheyenne, WY
307-777-7022
http://wyomuseum.state.wy.us/Index.aspx
MINING RELATED LINKS
Alaska’s Gold (gold rush history):
http://education.alaska.gov/temp_lam_pages/library/goldrush/index.htm
Along the Rincon Road is a video tour of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District
shows limestone quarrying methods and the manufacture of lime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWXxDxfLW2I
Aluminum on the March; dated video (1956) by Reynolds Metals Company (prealuminum-can days; 27 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeNdWAJq6s
American Coal Foundation: http://teachcoal.org/american-coal-foundation
American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR): http://www.asmr.us/index.php
Bayway Operations—The Power to Connect; video about copper mining by FreeportMacMoRan,: http://www.fcx.com/videos/Bayway.htm
Belden Brick Mining Process. Video shows how clay and shale open pit mining for the
manufacture of brick. Also shown is the reclamation process following mining
efforts: http://www.beldenbrick.com/brick-videos.aspx?page=belden-brickmining
Belden Brick Production Process. Video shows the wide range of equipment and
facilities in brick making: http://www.beldenbrick.com/brickvideos.aspx?page=belden-brick-production-process
Black Thunder Coal Mine Tour, the largest surface coal mine in North America by
Thunder Basin Coal Co., Nebraska Public Power District:
http://media.nppd.com/nplayer.asp?video=Black_Thunder_Tour&=exactfit&auto
start=true&folder=MP4&videotype=mp4
Building Stones of the Empire State Plaza: A Walking Tour of the Empire State Building
Plaza in New York City showcasing the various stone that was used in the
buildings there. This may be dated, written in the 1960s and posted by the New
York State Geological Survey:
https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/nysgs/experience/fieldtrips/esp-tour.pdf
Can Manufacturers Institute; everything you need to know about metal cans:
http://www.cancentral.com/
Carleton Watkins Mine Interiors Collection (University of Idaho Libraries historic
photographs of the interior of four Anaconda Mines in Butte, Montana, taken in
1890): http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/watkins/
Charcoal Iron Furnaces of Lawrence County, Ohio (mining and industrial heritage web
site with explanations on iron mining, ironmaking technology, iron furnace
history and technology, and charcoal manufacture):
http://www.irontonfurnaces.com/index.htm
Coal: A Good Neighbor and companion CD available from the Rocky Mountain Coal
Mining Institute at 303-948-3300: http://www.rmcmi.org/education/publiceducation#.VJSEvV4AB4
Comstock Gold Mill for Historic Savage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada (video of historic
mineral processing plant):
http://www.infomine.com/library/videos/1779c0/comstock_gold_mill_for_histori
c_savage_mine,_virginia_city,_nevada.aspx
Conveyor Belts—Be careful; dated mine safety video (1969) by US Bureau of Mines (14
minutes): http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/conveyor-belts-be-careful-1969/
Copper Development Association, Inc. dedicated to the use of copper and copper
alloys: http://www.copper.org/
Digging Into Minnesota Minerals is a web site of the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources with Minnesota mining history, mining in Minnesota, and taconite:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/mining.html
Eastern Coal Council promotes coal and its use as an energy source:
http://www.easterncoalcouncil.net/
Essex County Historical Society: Mining Collection is a digital photograph collection of
mining history emphasizing mining heritage; mining equipment; mining
methods, and ore minerals:
http://nyheritage.nnyln.net/cdm/search/collection/adkhistory/searchterm/Mining%
20Collection/field/relati/mode/exact/conn/and/cosuppress/
Explore the geometry of the Tyrone Copper Mine, Grant County, New Mexico through
Google detailed satellite imagery:
http://gogeometry.com/mining/tyrone_copper_mine_silver_city_nm_map_news.h
tml
Frederic Tudor, “The Ice King,” was the founder of the ice harvesting industry in New
England. Ice became the second most important export from the United States in
the 19th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Tudor
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint video about America’s first gold rush in North
Carolina by UNCTV: http://goldfever.unctv.org/
Ground Rules: Mining Right for Sustainable Future (educational film and DVD about
mining): https://mining.cat.com/groundrules
The Hanging Rock Iron Region (19th Century Iron Furnaces of Ohio) is a video about
iron making in the 19th century in Ohio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljQ-TDOkco
Happy Jack Chalk Mine Grand Re-opening 9-minute video shows 19th century
underground mining techniques: http://www.happyjackchalkmine.org/
Hydraulic Mining in California by Craig E. Crouch; history and photographic collection
covering the subject at the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
web site: http://cprr.org/Museum/Hydraulic_Mining/
Ice Box Memories a web site covering the ice industry from ice harvesting to ice
delivery and uses: http://iceboxmemories.com/icebox/
Ice Harvesting curriculum project at Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium (St. Johnsbury,
VT) covers the historical, technical, and commercial aspects of ice harvesting:
http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/uploads/1213196142.pdf
Ice Harvest Underway in Sandwich—video shows annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in
New Hampshire: http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/ice-harvest-underway-insandwich/23849444
Iowa’s Hidden Harvest; video by Iowa Limestone Producers Association:
http://www.limestone.org/video.php
Institute for Mine Mapping, Archival Procedures, and
Safety: http://www.iup.edu/minemaps/
Iron Miners: http://www.ironminers.com/
Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project: http://www.coaleducation.org/
Lawrence County Iron Furnaces is a web site dedicated to iron furnace restoration and
the heritage of the iron industry: http://www.lawrencecountyfurnaces.com/aboutthis-site
The Legacy of Copper Mining and Arizona; video about copper and its impact on
Arizona's history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJQJNCOFQ4k or
http://www.azmining.com/
Maine Memory Network, Extracting Wealth, a photograph archive of Maine’s granite
quarrying for dimension stone:
https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/823/page/1233/display?use_mmn=
1
Matewan Online (coal): http://www.matewan.com/
“Mine Shafts of Michigan,” mining engineering history site:
http://www.mg.mtu.edu/MINE_SHAFTS/index.html
Mine Tourism in Indiana:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/files/Shaffer_ISMR_2010_Shaffer_mine_tourism.pdf
Minerals at Work by Joy Global Surface Mining (the many uses of minerals as walk
through a typical day’s activities):
http://www.phmining.com/en/PHMining/Resources/MineralInformation/Minerals-At-Work.htm
Minerals Education Coalition: http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/
Miner’s Story Project is an oral history and documentary project preserving the mining
history and heritage of the southwest at the University of Arizona Mineral
Museum: http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/about/projects/the-miners-storyproject/
Mining Artifacts & History: http://www.miningartifacts.org/index.html
Mining Education by Joy Global Surface Mining (educational materials for students,
educators, and the general public):
http://www.phmining.com/en/PHMining/Resources/Mining-Education.htm
Mining History Association: http://mininghistoryassociation.org/links.htm
Montana Rockworks Quarry and Saw Facility Tour shows how dimension/building
stone is quarried and processed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOSia0pKPs or
http://www.montanarockworks.com/
The National Mining Association represents U.S. mining before Congress, the
administration, federal agencies, the judiciary and the media:
http://www.nma.org/
Nevada Mining Association; all about mining in the State of Nevada:
http://www.nevadamining.org/
New Mexico Art Tells New Mexico History: Mining is an online resource that tells the
history of the State’s mining heritage through the New Mexico Museum of Art’s
collections: http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/growing-newmexico/mining.html
Palladium: Metal of the 21st Century: http://www.stillwaterpalladium.com/index.html
Past Occupations: Ice Cutters of Massachusetts is a short article on ice cutters and their
tools and techniques to harvest ice from frozen New England rivers and lakes:
http://forgottennewengland.com/tag/ice-harvest/
Pit & Quarry University web page includes 12 lessons about aggregates production:
http://www.pitandquarry.com/pit-and-quarry-university/
Potash mine tour video by PotashCorp: http://minetour.potashcorp.com/
RDC Ice Harvest 2014 Time Lapse video showing annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in
New Hampshire: http://rdcsquam.com/blog/?p=740
Reaping What Winter Sows: The Ice Harvest New Hampshire public radio video, audio
and slide presentation about the annual ice harvest at Squam Lake in New
Hampshire: http://nhpr.org/post/reaping-what-winter-sows-ice-harvest
Recollections of a New Jersey Ice Harvest: An Oral History from Richard Greenwood
tells his story about growing up in a family business that harvested ice in the early
20th century. Collected and posted by William Paterson University History
Department: http://wpuoralhistory.weebly.com/oral-history-projects/category/iceharvest
Rock and Mineral Uses presented by the New York State Museum shows how various
minerals are used and for which products they are demanded:
http://www.rocksandminerals.com/uses.htm
Rockology 101, all about aggregates for students of all ages:
http://www.rogersgroupincint.com/IndustryResources/Rockology101Learning/tabid/83/D
efault.aspx
Rocks and Mining, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History online exhibit:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_0_0.html
Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute promotes western coal through education on
their web site. Also available is a booklet entitled Coal: A Good Neighbor and
companion CD at 303-948-3300: http://www.rmcmi.org/education/publiceducation#.VJSEvV4AB4
The Silver Institute encourages the development and use of silver and silver products:
https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/contact-us/
South Dakota Saga: dated video (1938) about gold and coal mining by Homestake
Mining Company (32 minutes): http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/south-dakota-sagaca-1938/
Stone Quarries and Beyond: http://quarriesandbeyond.org/
The Story of Copper; dated video (1951) by US Bureau of Mines (33 minutes):
http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/story-of-copper-1951-2/
A Story of Lead; dated video (1948) by the US Bureau of Mines (27 minutes):
http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/a-story-of-lead-1948/
Strengthening the World Connecting the Future; video about molybdenum by Climax
Molybdenum Company (Freeport-MacMoRan):
http://www.fcx.com/videos/Connect_Climax.htm
Sulphur; dated video (no date given) by US Bureau of Mines (19 minutes):
http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/sulphur-2/
United States Mine Rescue Association: http://www.usmra.com/
Visit the Coal Mine (Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity):
http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/coal/virtualtour/index.html
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania:
http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/
Western Mining History: http://www.westernmininghistory.com/
Women In Mining is a nationwide organization whose members are interested in the
mining industry: http://www.womeninmining.org/default.asp
World Coal Association promotes the understanding of coal’s role in society:
http://www.worldcoal.org/
XplorIT Nevada Mining; the Nevada Mining Association presents an interactive
introduction to mining: http://vtour.govtour.com/xplorit.php?tid=70628

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