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Copper mine operated intermittently, 1850s to 1962. Site of Ore Knob, boom mining town, incorporated 1875. Shafts 1 mile north.

Robert L. Doughton

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Congressman, 1911-1953. Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee 1833-1947. 1949-1953. Home 2/10 miles southeast.

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