Soldiers Delight Mine
Posted by: 
flyingmoose
N 39° 24.749 W 076° 50.065
18S E 342075 N 4364157
This mine is no longer active but is a brisk walk from the roadside parking.
Waymark Code: WM3G5T
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2008
Views: 35
The history of chrome mining in Baltimore County is of particular interest, in that it was due to the activities of Isaac Tyson, Jr., of Baltimore, that Maryland came to be the chrome producing center of the world for a considerable time*. It was on Tyson’s farm at Bare Hills, just north of Baltimore, that chromite was first discovered and mined. This date is variously placed between 1808 and 1827, but from the fact that most of the workings at Bare Hills had been abandoned some time previous to 1833 a time nearer to 1808 is probably correct.
Mine Type: Abandoned Mine
Mineral Collecting: No
Material Mined: Other - Specify in long description
Operation: Underground Mine
Surface Features: No
KNOWN DANGERS:
There are fences around any vent hole or entrance, though you can bypass one fence and take photos, it would not be suggested to get real close in case.
Any associated website: [Web Link]
Any Other information: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Optional photograph welcomed.