An old lead-silver mine, opened ca. early 1770s. Owned originally by Colonel James, a British officer. During the American Revolution the mine was seized by the government of Connecticut (Field, 1819).
References:
Field, David D. (1819): A Statistical Account of the County of Middlesex, Connecticut, p.37.
Whitney, Josiah D. (1854): The Metallic Wealth of the United States (Lippincott, Grambo & Co.)
Rocks & Min.: 16:279.
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Map Reference: 41°33'45"N , 72°39'0"W
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