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Title Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill], Tenn. Contributor Names Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer

Aug 08, 2017· Original caption reads: Copper mining section between Ducktown and Copperhill, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land. That same year, TCC erected smoke stacks 150 feet tall to solve the acid rain problem, and in 1905 erected a 325 foot stack.

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Mar 31, 2013 - Wolcott, Marion Post,, 1910-1990,, photographer. Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill], Tenn. 1939 Sept. 1 slide : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Sulphuric acid industry Copper mining Roads United States--Tennessee--Copperhi.

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It was condensed to produce sulfuric acid. Copperhill (population 600) was born when the name of the Post Office at McCays was changed in 1908. Copperhill was burned nearly to the ground on two nights in December of 1910. By 1936, the Tennessee Copper Company was the only company operating in the Basin. The company provided housing for the miners.

A History of Copperhill, Tennessee. Copperhill Tennessee is located in the southeast corner of the state. It gets its name from the copper deposits found in the copper basin in 1843. After the discovery of copper ore the rush was on. More than 30 mining operations would spring up over the next few years.

Description of Photograph: Copper mining and a sulfuric acid plant in Copperhill, Tennessee Date created: September 1939 Available Sizes: This print is available in the following standard sizes: 8"x10" (Glossy), 11"x17" (Glossy) and 8 1/2" x 11" (Semi-Gloss). To choose your desired size, use the drop-down box at the top of the page.

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Wolcott, Marion Post,, 1910-1990,, photographer. Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill], Tenn. 1939 Sept. 1 slide : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Sulphuric acid industry Copper mining United States--Tennessee--Copperhill Format: Slides--Color Rights Info: No known restrictions on ...

Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, 1939. ... The Ducktown Basin Museum is located in Polk County at the southeastern corner of Tennessee. The museum documents and interprets the copper mining history of the state. ... the Burra Burra mine properties and large portions of the towns of Ducktown and Copperhill are listed on the National ...

Successful versions of the acid plants were built a year later in Isabella and Copperhill. In total, about 32 thousand acres were denuded by the smelter fumes. The first replacement trees were planted in 1939 through a joint effort by the Tennessee Copper Company and the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority).

Title Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, Tenn. Contributor Names Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer

A sulfuric acid plant was constructed in Copperhill in 1942, and by 1949 liquid sulfuric acid was being produced. Faced with decreasing demand and increasing foreign competition, however, the mining industry began to decline in the Copper Basin in the 1950s. [48]

Dec 14, 2007· Pollution from mining in Copperhill, Tenn., once denuded trees from much of the area, but green has been restored. ... ore smelters and sulfuric acid plants fed by the mines that gave the Copper ...

Except for the sulfuric acid plant at Copperhill, which continued to operate until 2000 with raw materials acquired elsewhere, history was the only thing that was left. At that point, a group of local citizens stepped in, determined to preserve the mining heritage of their beloved community, even if they couldn't preserve the mines.

Copper mine and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, 1939 Geography [ edit ] Copperhill is located at 34°59′32″N 84°22′27″W / 34.99222°N 84.37417°W / 34.99222; -84.37417 (34.992108, -84.374254), [9] situated in extreme southeast Tennessee, bordering North Ge

Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, Tenn. 1939 Sept. 1 slide : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Sulphuric acid industry Copper mining United States--Tennessee--Copperhill Format: Slides--Color Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

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Wolcott, Marion Post,, 1910-1990,, photographer. Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill], Tenn. 1939 Sept. 1 slide : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Sulphuric acid industry Copper mining Roads United States--Tennessee--Copperhill Format: Slides--Color Rights Info: No known restrictions ...

The resulting sulphuric acid (acid rain) and deforestation devastated the environment. The copper basin became a barren man made dessert of red clay that covered thousands of acres. Copperhill Tennessee – Aerial View With Industrial Plant – Oct 13, 1950

Wolcott, Marion Post,, 1910-1990,, photographer. Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, Tenn. 1939 Sept. 1 slide : color. Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. Subjects: Sulphuric acid industry Copper mining United States--Tennessee--Copperhill Format: Slides--Color Rights Info: No known restrictions on ...

In 1985 the Company announced copper mining would be phased out and thousands of men were laid off over the following years. The underground tunnels were allowed to flood with water to prevent collapses when mining operations halted completely in 1987, although sulfuric acid production continued well into the 1990s.
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