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Lantern Hill silex mine, North Stonington.
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Lantern Hill silex mine, North Stonington.
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Title
Lantern
Hill
silex
mine
,
North
Stonington
.
Place
North Stonington (Conn.)
Lantern Hill (Conn.)
Topic
Silica
Mines and mineral resources
Quarries and quarrying
Theme
Livelihood
Environment
Description
Dilapidated
wooden
cart
is
near
a
hollow
in a
partially
mined
rock
formation
.
Trees
and
shrubs
grow
on
top
of the
existing
rock
.
Inscribed
on
front
: "
Silex
Mine
,
Lantern
Hill.
" On
back
"In
silex
mine
,
Lantern
Hill
(L.).
"
Notes
Silex
is
fine
ground
particles
of
rock
,
like
quartz
,
used
as an
additive
in
paint
.
Lantern
Hill
was
named
for a
rock
near
the
summit
which
when
seen
from a
distance
at
different
times
of
day
shone
like
a
light
.
It
became
a
landmark
for
sailors
.
Date created
[between
1890
and
1909]
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
16
x
22
cm
.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1974.31.1.51
File
name
2819
img0094.pcd
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
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