Vinegar Hill Lead Mine & Museum - Galena Museum

  • Address: North Three Pines Road, Galena IL, 61036
  • Phone: +1 815 777 0855
  • Website:jove.geol.niu.edu
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Vinegar Hill Lead Mine & Museum
North Three Pines Road
Galena IL, 61036

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  • Originally mined by an Irishman in 1822 and handed down from generation to generation, this underground lead mine is typical of the primitive mines of that era. -- The guided tour includes a walk into the mine and ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Take a guided tour into this underground lead mine, discovered in 1822, and see authentic mining tools and various samples ... more on TripAdvisor
  • Underground lead mine, tour includes a walk down into the mine more on Stepintohistory.com

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Galnea lead mine CLOSED

(August 06, 2007 00:00)

This site is CLOSED PERMANENTLY. It closed in Sept. 2005. I called ahead to verify info, and I found out that it has closed permanently. That's too bad. Would love to see this re-open as my children and I have been reading historical accounts of the people who settled ... By A Yahoo! User from Elgin, IL, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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