Green Mine
The Green Mine is
located in Wawayanda state park. There are about 4 shafts, all of varying
sizes and depths. The mine is old and is was named the Green Mine because of a Mr. Green
who used
to live in a shack 100 feet from the mine. Although he wasn't a miner
himself, he was probably pestered by the operations. The mine was abandoned in 1888.
The Green Mine is sometimes confused with
the Wawayanda mine, which is about 100 feet northeast of the green mine. The Wawayanda was an entirely different operation and its scope was allot larger. More
updates will come when I am able to better capture all of the shafts of
the Green mine. Unfortunately the woods are very dense and it appears to be easier to
attempt to catalog during the fall/winter months.
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The way to the green Mine..
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Log Cribbing barely visible in 2004
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Log cribbing gone in 2005..
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A perfectly intact collar!
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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.