Find Good Stories in Museums: Part II

An over-the-shoulder look in an exhibit of pit mining technology

The quality of its museums is often an indication of the health of a town. Little Bisbee sits in a box canyon on top of over 5,000 miles of mine tunnels. We heard that from atour guide who guided us through Copper Queen Mine,a manwhoactually worked in the mine before it shut down in theSeventies. He took us through the technical history of tunnel building and ore extraction. As the technology advanced, safety records improved.

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