Arsenic mines of Floyd County

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Jack Walton

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12/13/2001

Arsenic mines of Floyd County

This is a group photo taken around 1900 by a photographer from Christiansburg Virginia. His name is listed as well as the president of the Arsenic Co. The names of those in the picture are not available.

Date & Place: 1900 at U.S. Arsenic mines in Pilot Mountain, Floyd County, Va. USA

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I'M A RETIREE FROM GEN.ELECT. CO. DOING RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING SURNAMES:WALTONS, CONLEYS, BURTONS,BOLENS...FROM FLOYD COUNTY, GILES, BLAND AND AREAS OF WEST VIRGINIA THAT INCLUDE MERCER COUNTY.

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