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Happy Jack Peak and Chalk Mine

Scotia, NE

A former chalk mine cuts horizontally into Happy Jack Peak, creating a rare public underground room-and-pillar mine in Nebraska. Guided or seasonal access reveals the pale chalk walls and industrial excavation while the surrounding peak provides trails and views.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: happyjackpeakandchalkmine.org

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