the mining district of north cardiganshire and west montgomeryshire Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/the-mining-district-of-north-cardiganshire-and-west-montgomeryshire Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:04:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Through the Mining District http://toursmaps.com/through-the-mining-district.html http://toursmaps.com/through-the-mining-district.html#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=235424 LITTLE SWITZERLAND TO ROAN MOUNTAIN A popular stop for travelers on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Minerals Museum, located at Milepost 331 in Little Switzerland. Here you can pick up regional information and learn interesting facts about the nearby Spruce Pine Mining District. Chances are the sink you brushed your teeth over this morning and the toilet you, well, you know, has Spruce Pine feldspar in it. The processing chip in your computer in fact, the chip in every computer in the world uses high-grade quartz mined from this district. There is a lot to learn about the region,

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