Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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	Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Flooded Buckwheat Pit Through The Trees
	Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Franklin Mineral Museum
	Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA The Franklin Mineral Museum and a statue of a zinc miner. The museum is the access point for the Buckwheat dump where mineral collecting by the public is allowed on a fee basis. Photograph by Peter Cristofono on October 20, 2007.
© 2007 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 131197 View Count: 97
Gangway and Sheave Wheels: Headframe
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Abstract view of Massive Steel Sheave Wheels on which the cabels for the ore skips and manraise's where pulled, over 65 feet up on the Headframe of the West (New) Shaft.
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Gangway and Sheave Wheels: West Shaft Headframe
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Headframe
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Sterling Mine headframe circa 1950's
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Hoist House From top of West Shaft Headframe
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Ladderway with Hoist House in Foreground
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Steel Ladderway used to Access the very top of the Sterling Mine's West (New) Shaft Headframe, with the Hoist House and shrink-wrapped boats in foreground (Upper Mill Complex rented as a Boatyard by the Sterling Hill Mining Museum)
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Looking North with Franklin Quarry on Horizon
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Taken from the Top of the Sterling Mine's West Shaft Headframe on top of Sterlig Hill, looking north/northeast towards the town of Franklin.
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Looking Straight Down, top of West Shaft Headframe
	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Makes You a Bit Dizzy, Doesn't It? They Used this sort of Steel Scaffolding on Ladderways and service ladders primarily, but the wholes and gap betwwen the Steel lattice can be a bit unnerving when your over 100 feet up!!
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