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Black Diamond Mines, 2010

An incredible 4 millions tons of coal (black diamonds) were removed from the earth, from 1850 to the early 1900's. The city of Black Diamond was renamed to Pittsburg in 1906. It's a beautiful place and I encourage you to visit this remarkable site.
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Bernie Peralta 07-Apr-2010 01:34
John,
You've captured the essence of the area and important parts of the mine! Nice job!
Dad
Margarita 23-Mar-2010 03:23
It's great to see some of our California History. You are luckey to have so many neat places to photograph. M
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