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747:Greensville
292:steel mills
267:in western
169: /
145:Coordinates
72:Mine portal
1308:Categories
1239:Winchester
1229:Waynesboro
1189:Portsmouth
1181:Petersburg
1076:Chesapeake
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957:Shenandoah
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344:References
300:spoil pile
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421:April 23,
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253:Baby Mine
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