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SharePrint Richard Mine Exhibit WVHC Event

January 24, 2015 — May 31, 2015

Morgantown, Monongalia


The Richard Mine Exhibit is a collaborative effort between the Morgantown History Museum and a project developed by Friends of Deckers Creek that aims to reconnect our community with the history surrounding the Richard Mine and the environmental legacies that came as a result. The exhibit is funded by a mini-grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council and an Urban Small Waters Grant funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Friends of Deckers Creek is committed to treating the acid mine discharge from the Richard Mine, which is the largest single source of contamination in the watershed. This exhibit pairs together our region’s proud mining and industrial past in the Deckers Creek Corridor with a vision of modern healthy watersheds that help to drive the local economy. Friends of Deckers Creek is working to solve the issue of the Richard Mine drainage, and this exhibit aims to connect visitors with the mine’s past and the watershed’s future. For more information visit www.morgantownhistorymuseum.org/ e-mail suzanne@deckerscreek.org

This project is funded in part by a West Virginia Humanities Council grant.



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