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Mine Hills Preserve

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in ConnecticutBuildings and structures completed in 1750Buildings and structures in Litchfield County, ConnecticutFormer mines in the United StatesNational Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Protected areas of Litchfield County, Connecticut
RoxburyCT IronFurnace 2
RoxburyCT IronFurnace 2

Mine Hills Preserve is a natural and historical conservation area on Mine Hills Road in northwestern Roxbury, Connecticut. Owned by the Roxbury Land Trust, it protects the site of a well-preserved 19th-century iron mine and furnace works. Several miles of trails provide access to abandoned quarry areas and the preserved remains of the iron works, whose uses are explained by informational panels. The preserve is open from dawn to dusk. The 360-acre (150 ha) preserve was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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