Record #:

8988

Author(s):

Westveer, Brian

Abstract:

The North Carolina Mining Museum opened at the McKinney Mine last month. The museum tells the story of mining in North Carolina, beginning with the Cherokee Indians and ending soon after the end of World War II. The museum manager, Charles Robert Buchanan, worked in the mine with his father. For a fee, visitors can dig for precious metals at the underground museum's dump areas.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Aug 1980, p7-9, 42, il

Subject(s):

Museums--Little Switzerland; Mines and mineral resources