Copper Basin (Tennessee)
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The Copper Basin, also known as the Ducktown Basin, is a geological region located primarily in Polk County, Tennessee, that contains deposits of copper ore and covers approximately 60,000 acres. Loca
Copper train in the basin (1939)
Copper ore
Boiler chimney marking the location where copper was first discovered in the Copper Basin in 1843
Copper mine and sulfuric acid plant in Copperhill, 1939
Cherokee National Forest
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The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by th
Copper Basin (Tennessee)
…corner of Tennessee, small portions of the basin extend into Fannin County, Georgia, and Cherokee County, North Carolina. The basin is surrounded by the Cherokee National Forest, and the cities of Ducktown and Copperhill, Tennessee, and McCaysville, Georgia are located in the basin. Copper was first discovered in the basin in…
Chimney Rocks overlooking the French Broad River in Cherokee National Forest
The Cherokee National Forest at Watauga Lake.
Ocoee Whitewater Center from the 1996 Summer Olympics, now operated by the U.S. Forest Service in support of hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions
Bald River Falls