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A specimen of Iron Ore from the Mine of Burton

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

September 14, 1819

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 103

Notes:

The mine at Burton (mine à Breton) was part of a large tract of land containing lead deposits 60 miles west of St. Genevieve, Mo.