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The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as [[stucco]] and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'. |
The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as [[stucco]] and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'. |
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==Use as a Fallout Shelter== |
==Use as a Fallout Shelter== |
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New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the |
New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a [[Cold War]] [[fallout shelter.]] |
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==Storage Facility== |
==Storage Facility== |
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The mine is presently operated by Michigan Underground Storage as a secure storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides [[microfilm]] records storage for many Michigan courthouses. |
The mine is presently operated by Michigan Underground Storage as a secure storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides [[microfilm]] records storage for many Michigan courthouses. |
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Revision as of 16:21, 2 February 2011
The Alabastine Mine is an underground gypsum mine in Wyoming, Michigan, originally dug by hand in 1907. The mine once included an underground stable for the mules uses to haul the gypsum.[1]
Plaster production
The gypsum from this mine was used to manufacture plaster, both for exterior use as stucco and for a tinted interior wall covering known as 'alabastine'.
Use as a Fallout Shelter
New access elevators to the mine were constructed in to convert the mine to a storage area. Parts of the mine served as a Cold War fallout shelter.
Storage Facility
The mine is presently operated by Michigan Underground Storage as a secure storage facility. It leases space to a firm that provides microfilm records storage for many Michigan courthouses.