North Country At Work

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Men at Graphite Mine in Johnsburg

Men outside the graphite mill at Hoopers Mine in North River

Workers at a graphite mine off of Hudson Street in Johnsburg, NY. Circa 1900 – 1910. Johnsburg, NY.

Note: this caption originally stated this photo was at a graphite mill in North River. Historian Glenn Pearsall and Greg Schaefer from the North Creek Depot Museum brought it to our attention that there was not a graphite mine in North Creek, though there was one in Johnsburg.

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