Forest King Mine
The Forest King was a giant sequoia in Nelder Grove, California, that was felled in 1870 and prepared for exhibition. A section of the trunk was transported to Stockton, California, and later toured cities including Chicago, Cincinnati, and New York City.- Quarry
- …lies at an elevation of around 9,840 feet (3,000 metres)
- …is also known as “Forest King”
- Description: mine in Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platoro.
Platoro
Platoro is an unincorporated community in Conejos County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Forest King Mine
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Latitude
37.35195° or 37° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
-106.5317° or 106° 31′ 54″ west
Open location code
859M9F29+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = quarry
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In Other Languages
“Forest King Mine” goes by many names.
Forest King MineCebuano
Forest King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)Cebuano
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