Rosendale Cement Mines
This is part one of many,
of our investigation of the Rosendale Cement mines in NY State. These mines are
the largest we have been to, exceeding the size of all previous journeys. SO our
visit on September 14th began with the La Favre Falls Cement Mine. This mine
featured beautiful 70 degree stopes with 20 foot wide pillars.
The second visit of the
day was to the Laurence Cement Mine, with over 1 mile of underground cavities.
The mine was so large, that after a few hours inside, we were not even close to
seeing it all.
More to come!
Laurence Mine
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Miners on multiple levels within the Laurence Mine
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The mystery and beauty of the Laurence Mine...
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La Fevre Falls Mine
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The mysterious mine entrance continually exhales lareg and furious amounts of air!
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Peering inside...
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An old rivited boiler!
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Miner Dan in the Cement mine
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Tramway!,1 of many..
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Another adit is located 1000 feet in! Where does it lead? (i cant say)
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Disclaimer:
This site attempts to presents a
historical perspective to the arm chair explorere on the mines of NJ & NY. The
owners and authors do not condone visiting these mines, as they are dangerous
and life threatening. We do not take responsibility for any injuries or death
which may occur by visiting these mines nore will we give directions to anyone.
All mines were thoroughly examined, with all suitable precautions taken when
documenting these sites.
