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Facts about (Missouri Mines State Historic Site):
Overview of Missouri Mines State Historic Site - Facts, Trivia, and Historical Information :
Located within the eastern Ozarks is an area known as the Old Lead Belt This area was the nations major source of lead metal for more than 60 years; it is part of the great Southeast Missouri lead district the premier lead mining district of the worldSerious small-scale mining for lead began in Southeast Missouri about 1720 A large demand for lead in the late 19th century brought major corporate enterprises to the Old Lead Belt More than 1000 miles of abandoned multilevel mine tunnels with 300 m
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Contact Information:
Address:Missouri Mines State Historic SiteP,.O. Box 492,Park Hills, MO 63601
Phone No:573-431-6226
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