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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Monument to Bygone Industrial Era

this abandoned facility used to be a sorting tower for the processing of lead ore. It was shut donw in 1972 I believe. At one time, one of the largest lead processing operations in the world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Leasburg, Missouri, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro
Copyright: © Michael Bardot