Simsbury Copper mine was converted into a notorious prison for loyalists during the american revolutionary war.A few stories.[url]http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1967/2/1967_2_40.shtml[/url] />Some more info. Possibly the first copper mine in the US.[url]http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302258&cctPNavCtr=|#43551[/url] />Some detail on the mine.[url]http://www.pdmhs.com/PDFs/ScannedBulletinArticles/Bulletin%2014-2%20-%20The%20Newgate%20Prison%20and%20Simsbury%20Copper%20Mine.pdf[/url] />
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