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Napier Mine
Mile Post 381.8 |
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Napier Mine
Distance to Nearest Parkway Restroom 4.1 Miles North to Meriwether Lewis 4.0 Miles South to Jacks Branch Distance to Nearest Gas Stations 4.1 Miles North to TN Hwy 20 Then 1.2 Miles South 27.0 Miles South to TN Hwy 13 Then 0.4 Miles North |
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Napier Mine This open pit was worked in the 1800s to supply ore for the tools the settlers needed. Shellfish deposited here throughout this part of Tennessee more than 400 million years ago have transformed into limestone layers containing phosphate, an important fertilizer at least since the 1860s. John Catron was a principal promoter of the activities here in the 1820s and 1830s. Catron later became the Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The mine took its name from Catron's predecessors, the Napiers. (National Park Service) |
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Napier Mine
Mile Post 381.8 |
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