United States, North Carolina, Davidson County, 35.79328, -80.21269United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, 36.07945, -79.78901Smith, Marion O., 1942-20222022-05Photocopy of handwritten report that provides a historical account of an American Civil War-era mining operation located near Anderson Station in Guilford County, North Carolina. It mentions key figures such as Frederick H. Hooke, a prospector and assayer, and George P. Bissell, the company’s chief agent, and outlines the mine’s activity from December 1862 until its closure due to flooding after the Civil War. Sites mentioned: Gardner Hill Mining Co. (Greensboro, N.C.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyGardner Hill Mining CompanyText