I do not know anything about the mines on Bloomsbury Mountain, but my mother used to talk about her brother working in a salt mine somewhere between Oxford and Wharton.
Just curious: is the "Pencil Factory" still operating in Bloomsbury?
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Donna, when I passed through town last year, the plant appeared to still be there - although it has grown to include the land where the old RR station was. I doubt they are still making the old wooden pencils that we all knew and loved. I just did a bit of research, and this article may be of interest.
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Another article said that Koh-I-Noor acquired Grumbacher art supplies, so I'm not sure which name they operate under now. Here is a link to that article. Scroll down to about the middle of the site and read about Grumbacher.
http://www.watercolorpainting.com/manufacturers.htm
No the pencil factory as we knew it is no longer in business, at least in New Jersey. I believe I posted something about that earlier. I saw recently that the buildings are for sale. I understand the exclusive kitchen cabinet business that was located there, that my oldest daughter Kimberlee worked at, is no more. I am sure however that Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph is still in business.
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I guess I was wrong about European Country Kitchens. Here is a link for them now. I'll correct the above statement about them as soon as I can.
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