Download or read book Tennessee s Great Copper Basin written by Harriet Frye and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1843, the discovery of copper in Tennessee's far southeastern corner sparked a transformation in the isolated area known to geologists as the Ducktown Basin. By 1854, the first shafts had been sunk, and 28 mining companies had been incorporated for the purpose of exploring the possible wealth of the Ducktown district. For generations to come, the families of mine captains from Cornwall, executives and engineers from the industrial North, emigrants from Europe and the Middle East, miners drawn by the promise of jobs, and farmers who had bought land for pennies an acre in the 1830s would sit side by side in the same small churches and send their children to the same small schools. In the process, they would create a kind of culture that few small Southern communities had ever seen. This book, illustrated with photographs gathered from the scrapbooks and attics of their descendants, tells their story.
Download or read book Tennessee s Great Copper Basin written by Harriet Frye and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1843, the discovery of copper in Tennessee's far southeastern corner sparked a transformation in the isolated area known to geologists as the Ducktown Basin. By 1854, the first shafts had been sunk, and 28 mining companies had been incorporated for the purpose of exploring the possible wealth of the Ducktown district. For generations to come, the families of mine captains from Cornwall, executives and engineers from the industrial North, emigrants from Europe and the Middle East, miners drawn by the promise of jobs, and farmers who had bought land for pennies an acre in the 1830s would sit side by side in the same small churches and send their children to the same small schools. In the process, they would create a kind of culture that few small Southern communities had ever seen. This book, illustrated with photographs gathered from the scrapbooks and attics of their descendants, tells their story.
Download or read book Ducktown Back in Raht s Time written by Robert Edward Barclay and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story of Ducktown is actually the story of the Great Copper Basin in southeastern Tennessee, one of the oldest copper districts in the country. The narrative covers the period from the removal of the Cherokees in the 1830s to the building of the railroads through the region in 1890, and it centers around the experience of Julius Eckhardt Raht, an early settler of the region. Originally published in 1946. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book The Copper Basin of East Tennessee written by David Moore and published by StrataGuides. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple colorful one-page (double sided) laminated quick reference guide on the Copper Basin of East Tennessee. Basic information includes; historical perspective, community involvement program, operable units, recent cleanup agreements, acronyms, web sites, contacts and a reference map.
Download or read book Ducktown Smoke written by and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ducktown Smoke
Download or read book A Plan for Revegetation Completion of Tennessee s Copper Basin written by Jack A. Muncy and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tennessee Copper Company The 1899 1970 written by Harriet Frye and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1899, the Tennessee Copper Company lifted its first shovelful of red clay dirt from what would become the new Burra Burra Mine shaft overlooking the tiny East Tennessee village of Ducktown. At its peak, the company would employ more than 3,000 workers, drawing from small towns and communities in three states, and would become the largest US mining company east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Lake Superior. It would also become the home of the largest sulfuric acid plant in the world. Generations followed generations not only into the mines but also into the skilled trades and other occupations that made up the greater part of the company's workforce. In 1963, its parent company, Tennessee Corporation, was merged with the far larger Cities Service Company, which retained much of the company's original workforce but discontinued use of the Tennessee Copper Company name on January 1, 1970.
Download or read book Local Climate in the Copper Basin of Tennessee as Modified by the Removal of Vegetation Classic Reprint written by Charles Raymond Hursh and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Local Climate in the Copper Basin of Tennessee as Modified by the Removal of Vegetation The principle difference between the two grass belt stations was that station 2 was slightly more exposed than station 5 in regard to adjacent topography, and was 107 feet lower in elevation. Vegetation was similar at both grass-stations. The broomsedge did not form a sod. Grass clumps covered about 60 percent of the ground surface, but during the period of maximum growth the foliage shaded about 90 percent of the ground. As the leaves dried out the amount of surface. Shade was reduced to as low as 70 percent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tennessee s Copper Basin Region written by Robert Leonard Deucher and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tennessee s Historic Copper Basin Area written by Karen Daniels and published by . This book was released on 1985* with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revegetation of Copper Mine Tailings in the Copper Basin Tennessee written by Thomas E. Cook and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Local Climate in the Copper Basin of Tennessee as Modified by the Removal of Vegetation written by Charles Raymond Hursh and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Local Climate in the Copper Basin of Tennessee as Modified by the Removal of Vegetation written by C. R. Hursh and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bird on Water Street written by Elizabeth O. Dulemba and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elizabeth Dulemba seamlessly melds a coming-of-age story to the reality of life in a single-industry town. This is a book that sings." — Betsy Bird, School Library Journal blog A Fuse #8 Production Living in Coppertown is like living on the moon. Everything is bare—there are no trees, no birds, no signs of nature at all. And while Jack loves his town, he hates the dangerous mines that have ruined the land with years of pollution. When the miners go on strike and the mines are forced to close, Jack's life-long wish comes true: the land has the chance to heal. But not everyone in town is happy about the change. Without the mines, Jack's dad is out of work and the family might have to leave Coppertown. Just when new life begins to creep back into town, Jack might lose his friends, his home, and everything he's ever known. Dulemba paints a vivid picture of life in the Appalachia in this beautiful story about a boy looking for new beginnings while struggling to hold on to the things he loves most.
Download or read book Patterns of Land Degradation and Restoration in the Copper Basin Tennessee and Their Influence on Soil Hydrologic Properties written by Louise Ellen Mathews and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Plan for Cooperatively Completing Revegetation of Tennessee s Copper Basin by the Year 2000 written by Jack A. Muncy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tennessee Copper Company 1899 1970 written by Harriet Frye and published by Arcadia Pub (Sc). This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1899, the Tennessee Copper Company lifted its first shovelful of red clay dirt from what would become the new Burra Burra Mine shaft overlooking the tiny East Tennessee village of Ducktown. At its peak, the company would employ more than 3,000 workers, drawing from small towns and communities in three states, and would become the largest US mining company east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Lake Superior. It would also become the home of the largest sulfuric acid plant in the world. Generations followed generations not only into the mines but also into the skilled trades and other occupations that made up the greater part of the company's workforce. In 1963, its parent company, Tennessee Corporation, was merged with the far larger Cities Service Company, which retained much of the company's original workforce but discontinued use of the Tennessee Copper Company name on January 1, 1970.
