Restoration of the Copper Mine: One of the most well-known of the Trust’s parks is Copper Mine Point where the ruins of a 19th century Cornish mining operation can still be found. Evidence exists that both the local Amerindian population and later Spanish settlers mined copper in the area but it was a contingent of Cornish miners who were able to establish a successful mining operation here until world copper prices fell and the mine closed in 1862. In 1998, Cornish experts assisted the Trust’s restoration efforts to stabilize the ruins, which are now a national landmark. |