There's Copper in Them Thar Hills!: Copper Mining in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany Counties of North Carolina

There's Copper in Them Thar Hills!: Copper Mining in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany Counties of North Carolina

Author: Doug McGuinn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1105571742

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Wilmington, North Carolina firm of Bannister, Cowan & Company, in its glowing report titled, just as glowingly, The Resources of North Carolina: Its Natural Wealth, Condition, and Advantages, as Existing in 1869. Presented to the Capitalists and People of the Central and Northern States, wrote that "[t]he three most noted copper mines in the northwestern part of the State are the Elk Knob, Peach Bottom, and Ore Knob. ... In the southeast corner of Ashe County is another mine of some note, known as Gap Creek [aka the Copper Knob Mine]." THERE'S COPPER IN THEM THAR HILLS! contains the histories of those four mines, which, as Bannister, Cowan & Company pointed out in its report, were all located in the mountains of northwest North Carolina: the Elk Knob Mine in Watauga County, the Copper Knob Mine and the Ore Knob Mine in Ashe County, and the Peach Bottom Mine in Alleghany County.


Book Synopsis There's Copper in Them Thar Hills!: Copper Mining in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany Counties of North Carolina by : Doug McGuinn

Download or read book There's Copper in Them Thar Hills!: Copper Mining in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany Counties of North Carolina written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wilmington, North Carolina firm of Bannister, Cowan & Company, in its glowing report titled, just as glowingly, The Resources of North Carolina: Its Natural Wealth, Condition, and Advantages, as Existing in 1869. Presented to the Capitalists and People of the Central and Northern States, wrote that "[t]he three most noted copper mines in the northwestern part of the State are the Elk Knob, Peach Bottom, and Ore Knob. ... In the southeast corner of Ashe County is another mine of some note, known as Gap Creek [aka the Copper Knob Mine]." THERE'S COPPER IN THEM THAR HILLS! contains the histories of those four mines, which, as Bannister, Cowan & Company pointed out in its report, were all located in the mountains of northwest North Carolina: the Elk Knob Mine in Watauga County, the Copper Knob Mine and the Ore Knob Mine in Ashe County, and the Peach Bottom Mine in Alleghany County.

The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures

The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures

Author: Doug McGuinn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0359818706

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"The railroad to nowhere contains the stories of five northwestern North Carolina business ventures: the Copper Knob Mine (a.k.a. the Gap Creek Mine), "Cowles' Stand" (the A.D. Cowles & Co. Store), the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co. RR (the "Railroad to Nowhere"), the V.L. Moretz & Son Lumber Co. (formerly the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co.), and the Appalachian Ski Mountain (formerly the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge). These businesses were all located in the North Carolina counties of either Watauga or Ashe ... they all can trace their roots back to one man: Calvin J. Cowles."--Back cover


Book Synopsis The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures by : Doug McGuinn

Download or read book The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The railroad to nowhere contains the stories of five northwestern North Carolina business ventures: the Copper Knob Mine (a.k.a. the Gap Creek Mine), "Cowles' Stand" (the A.D. Cowles & Co. Store), the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co. RR (the "Railroad to Nowhere"), the V.L. Moretz & Son Lumber Co. (formerly the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co.), and the Appalachian Ski Mountain (formerly the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge). These businesses were all located in the North Carolina counties of either Watauga or Ashe ... they all can trace their roots back to one man: Calvin J. Cowles."--Back cover

The Laurel Fork Railway of Carter County, Tennessee

The Laurel Fork Railway of Carter County, Tennessee

Author: Doug McGuinn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-03-28

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1329994655

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lewis D. Gasteiger, vice president of the new Pittsburgh Lumber Company in Carter County, Tennessee conspired with William Flinn, president of Booth & Flynn, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania construction firm to build a spur connection the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina railway. The ensuing railway connected Elizabethon to Laban, Tennessee and enabled unfinished lumber to the Southern Railway. The Laurel Fork Railroad was incorporated in April of 1910 and abandoned in 1925.


Book Synopsis The Laurel Fork Railway of Carter County, Tennessee by : Doug McGuinn

Download or read book The Laurel Fork Railway of Carter County, Tennessee written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lewis D. Gasteiger, vice president of the new Pittsburgh Lumber Company in Carter County, Tennessee conspired with William Flinn, president of Booth & Flynn, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania construction firm to build a spur connection the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina railway. The ensuing railway connected Elizabethon to Laban, Tennessee and enabled unfinished lumber to the Southern Railway. The Laurel Fork Railroad was incorporated in April of 1910 and abandoned in 1925.

The "Virginia Creeper": A Novel

The

Author: Doug McGuinn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-07-18

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1387954288

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

THE "VIRGINIA CREEPER" is a historically accurate (although the author admits having to use his "poetic license" a few times) novel about the rise and fall of the lumber/railroad town of Elkland (present-day Todd), N.C, the rise and fall of a lumber/passenger train, the Virginia-Carolina (aka the "Virginia Creeper"), and the rise and fall of a lumber company (the Hassinger Lumber Company) and the company town (Konnarock, Va.) the lumber company created.


Book Synopsis The "Virginia Creeper": A Novel by : Doug McGuinn

Download or read book The "Virginia Creeper": A Novel written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE "VIRGINIA CREEPER" is a historically accurate (although the author admits having to use his "poetic license" a few times) novel about the rise and fall of the lumber/railroad town of Elkland (present-day Todd), N.C, the rise and fall of a lumber/passenger train, the Virginia-Carolina (aka the "Virginia Creeper"), and the rise and fall of a lumber company (the Hassinger Lumber Company) and the company town (Konnarock, Va.) the lumber company created.

From Tripoli to Timbuktu

From Tripoli to Timbuktu

Author: Doug McGuinn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published:

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 0359337198

DOWNLOAD EBOOK


Book Synopsis From Tripoli to Timbuktu by : Doug McGuinn

Download or read book From Tripoli to Timbuktu written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stone Hill Copper Mine, Cleburne and Randolph Counties, Ala

Stone Hill Copper Mine, Cleburne and Randolph Counties, Ala

Author: Hugh Davidson Pallister

Publisher:

Published: 1948

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK


Book Synopsis Stone Hill Copper Mine, Cleburne and Randolph Counties, Ala by : Hugh Davidson Pallister

Download or read book Stone Hill Copper Mine, Cleburne and Randolph Counties, Ala written by Hugh Davidson Pallister and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Old Reliable Copper Mine, Pinal County, Arizona

Old Reliable Copper Mine, Pinal County, Arizona

Author: Thomas C. Denton

Publisher:

Published: 1947

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK


Book Synopsis Old Reliable Copper Mine, Pinal County, Arizona by : Thomas C. Denton

Download or read book Old Reliable Copper Mine, Pinal County, Arizona written by Thomas C. Denton and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report on the Belt Copper Mines, in the District of Lake Superior,

Report on the Belt Copper Mines, in the District of Lake Superior,

Author: Belt Copper Mines

Publisher:

Published: 1882

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK


Book Synopsis Report on the Belt Copper Mines, in the District of Lake Superior, by : Belt Copper Mines

Download or read book Report on the Belt Copper Mines, in the District of Lake Superior, written by Belt Copper Mines and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Copper Mining in Lake Superior. ...

Copper Mining in Lake Superior. ...

Author: Thomas Egleston

Publisher:

Published: 1878

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK


Book Synopsis Copper Mining in Lake Superior. ... by : Thomas Egleston

Download or read book Copper Mining in Lake Superior. ... written by Thomas Egleston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Copper Giant Deposits, Pima County, Ariz

Copper Giant Deposits, Pima County, Ariz

Author: T. M. Romslo

Publisher:

Published: 1952

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This investigation was conducted jointly by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey to obtain further information on the source and economic possibilities of the copper mineralization exposed on the Copper Giaant group of claims, Ajo mining district, Pima County, Ariz.


Book Synopsis Copper Giant Deposits, Pima County, Ariz by : T. M. Romslo

Download or read book Copper Giant Deposits, Pima County, Ariz written by T. M. Romslo and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation was conducted jointly by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey to obtain further information on the source and economic possibilities of the copper mineralization exposed on the Copper Giaant group of claims, Ajo mining district, Pima County, Ariz.