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Re: George Washington and Iron Ore
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Mary Moyars-Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:00:21 -0400
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There were German miners in colonial Virginia, also.

Mary Moyars-Johnson  (MMJ)




On Jun 18, 2007, at 8:08 PM, Lyle E. Browning wrote:

> On Jun 18, 2007, at 5:29 PM, Anita Wills wrote:
>
>
>> You and I both know that mining ore was not a white mans' job in  
>> Colonial Virginia.
> It was for both. Hot, dirty, dangerous, yes, but not solely the  
> province of one or another. The unruly Irish were often miners and  
> much lamented for their boisterous behavior.
>
> Lyle Browning
>

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