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View of Republic Steel plant from Balfry Hill in Mineville

Caption on photo reads: Mineville Plant, 7 Mill Tailings and Lake from Balfry Hill. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.

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