The second picture of Okie and his kids looks to be just outside the Underground mining museum. Take a tour if you can. When they shut the mining down in town about 10-15 years ago, some of the old miners actually dug out a bunch of mountainside to make a community center, a firestation and the museum. The museum gives you a flavor of what mining was like in these mountains. Be sure to where your heavy jackets, though--it is cold in there.
Looks like the Rock, Mineral, and Fossil show is the 7th and 8th of August---be sure to check that out if you are there during that time.
BW
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