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Unsightly and Abandoned
1934
Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
Triangle, VA, United States
In his 1934 report studying the proposed RDA site, Charles Gerner highlighted this photo as "Unsightly abandoned (for about fifteen years) pyrites mine area, in picture, fails to hide natural beauty of the background." The mine superintendent's house overlooks the abandoned ruins of the pyrite mine and the desolation of this once beautiful natural area.
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Details
- Title: Unsightly and Abandoned
- Date Created: 1934
- Contributor: Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/prwi/PyriteMineObjects/PRWI1031_photo.html
- Source: Prince William Forest Park
- National Park Service Catalog Number: PRWI 1031
- Measurements: L 12.8, W 10.1 cm
- Materials: Paper.
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