Burra Burra Mine
- This image placed 2nd in the Gold Rush & Ghost Towns Collage Challenge on April 10, 2009.
- Image was featuredin the Gold Rush & Ghost Towns group on April 17, 2009.
Image compliation created in Photoshop and uploaded for a challenge.
Images in the poster collage were taken at the Burra Burra mine site. The Burra Burra Mine site has preserved 10 buildings on the site, the mine office, including the shop building, change house, hoist house, and powder house. The site is located on 17 acres and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Copper was mined from the Burra Burra site from 1899 to 1959.
The historic Burra Burra mine site is located in southeastern Tennesssee where 300 acres of denuded land has been set aside as a memorial to the devastation of the Copper Basin.
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Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it.
©2008-2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.
Burra Burra Mine belongs to the following groups:
Georgia Artists Revealed and Goldrush and Ghost Towns Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
stephaniek
Wonderful Patricia!! Good luck with the Challenge!!
lindamiller
Wonderful image I like this one real well
Lynda McDonald
oh! well done Pat,,,,,,,,,,,great image for the challenge,,,,,,,,think i know which one too, lol
judygal
Excellent work Pat. Well done.
CarolM
Love how you put this together and how the paper looks old. Congratulations on your 2nd place status in the Gold Rush and Ghost Towns Coallege Challenge. It’s definitely a winner!!!