Editing Peg Leg Mine

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{{Infobox Trail
 | Image Name = Roan Peg Leg mine entrance.jpg
 | Park = Roan Mountain State Park
 | City = Roan Mountain
 | State = Tennessee
 | Marking = White
 | Trail Use = {{Dogs}} {{Fishing}} {{Hike}}
 | Difficulty Rating = Easy
 | Hike Time = 20 Min
 | Round Trip Distance = 3,252 Ft
 | Trail Distance = 1,626 Ft
 | Trail Type = In-and-Out
 | Elevation Gain = 337 Ft
 | Elevation Loss = -337 Ft
 | High Point = 2,928 Ft
 | Parking coords = 36.176541,-82.079402
 | Trailhead coords =  36.176330,-82.079002
 | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
}}
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== Trail Overview ==
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This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system

== How to get there ==
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From the visitor center walk between the water wheel building and the bathrooms. Head left and go under the waterwheel flume to begin the hike.

== Route Description==
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Short trail beginning at the visitor center.

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!Feet Out
!{{PAGENAME}}
!Feet Back
!Elevation (ft)
|- 
|0
|Trail head at Visitor's Center
|1,596
|2,714
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|198
|Unknown split, continue right for trail
|1,398
|2,697
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|1,015
|Viewing platform
|581
|2,850
|- 
|1,596
|Peg Leg Mine
|0
|2,909
|}

== Typical Conditions ==
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Being a TN state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in good condition.  Some of the trail sections are steep, thus can be slippery after a rain.  

== Misc. Information ==
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General John T. Wilder purchased this land as part of a 7,000 acre purchase for $25.15 an acre in 1870. One of the mines he started became known as the Peg Leg Mine. The mine was mined for iron ore. The ore was sent to a smelter across the Doe River. The water wheel, similar to the one near the visitor's center, was used to lift and drop a 500-lb hammer and to crush the ore. The ore would then be loaded on to rail cars and sent to Cranberry, North Carolina for further processing before making its way to Ohio and Pennsylvania to a steel mill.

== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.176544,-82.077725" type="terrain" zoom="16" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Peg_Leg_Trail.kml">
36.17633,-82.079002~Trail head~ ~MarkerG.png
36.176882,-82.078971~Trail split~Continue right for the trail, unknown trail to the left~MarkerG.png
36.176719,-82.077615~Viewing platform~[[Image:Roan Peg Leg view from platform.jpg|150px|View from the platform]]~MarkerE.png
36.176135,-82.076313~Peg leg mine~[[Image:Roan Peg Leg mine entrance.jpg|150px|View of the mine]]~MarkerI.png
</display_map>

== Photos ==
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Image:Peg Leg Mine history.jpg|History of the mine
Image:Roan Peg Leg view from platform.jpg|View from the platform
Image:View of the Roan water wheel.jpg|Non-meshing gear of water wheel
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]