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GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH EXPLORE SOUTHWEST WYOMING’S HIDDEN GEMS. SUPERIOR GET BURIED IN MINING HISTORY. What to See and Do: Stop by the restored Union Hall, once the largest union building in the West. • Hike the scenic trails of the Continental Divide. • Discover one of the remaining large concrete arrows used in the early 1900s to help air-mail pilots navigate transcontinental flights and deliver mail. In its heyday, Superior was home to a thriving mining population, and it even led the West in mining production. And if you look at the abandoned mines today, you might think they’re just empty holes. Fortunately, these mines are anything but empty. They’re full of history and the memories of the thousands of miners who put them on the map. About Superior: Fueled by the booming times of the Union Pacific Coal Mines, Superior was once home to nine coal mines and bustling communities. The area’s most efficient mine—and the last to close— was the D.O. Clark mine, the largest producing mine west of the Mississippi. Superior’s mining days might be long gone, but the spirit and independence of those lively times remain.
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