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Cornwall Mines, Lebanon County, PA, circa 1880.
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One worker stands beside a mule and an Ore Wagon in the foreground of this sepia photograph, as five other male workers stand at different levels on the hillside, holding their tools.

Credit: The Pennsylvania State Archives

Ore wagons pulled by mules, like the one pictured here, were used to haul iron ore from Cornwall Ore Banks and were last used in 1883. The iron ore mines are located about mile from Cornwall Iron Furnace.

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