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| Lucky Group to Tour site in 2002 |
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In 2002 I gave my first tour of the Cherry Mine Site, and I believe it will be my last. Now that the State has come in
and leveled any remnants of historical significance, i can't get excited about visiting the site again. It was a great time
had by all when that first tour took place. I was there many times at the site and the remains of the few brick structures
gave me and others a great perspective. Now it is gone. The main attraction will have to be the model display at the Cherry
Library. This will give you a good picture of the mine workings.
| Tipple support withers away in the elements |
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| Fanhouse seen in background |
| One of the Fanhouse buildings still stands in 2002 |
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| My favorite thing to photograph at the site |
| Tipple supports around the mainshaft |
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| Sinking into the shaft slowly. All you see in these pics is gone in 2003 |
| Tipple supports close up at mainshaft |
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| Smoke from the disaster once billowed around this steel |
| tracks run on left side of grain elevator |
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| Elevator is gone now but the slag piles still remain |
| Highschool students climb the east slag pile |
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| You can do this easier when the leaves are off the trees |
Thanks to Chuck Bartoli for all the tours in the past.
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