Numerous private and governmental engineering firms
had sought access to the 1920s Bridgeport / Clarksburg Cortright Deep Mine Map,
an essential step before any development project could commence. A year prior to
a significant 2008 meeting, Anthony
Lacaria astonishingly located the ostensibly lost Cortright Corning Mine Map in
just 15 minutes, discovering it was misfiled under Barbour County rather than
its rightful place in Harrison County within the State Mining Archives.
This map, which prominently detailed the Cortright Mine and labeled the location
Cortright Mine Cortright Coll
Co - Bridgeport Eastpointe Mall - Harrison County Clarksburg 7.5.
It as crucial given that the deep mine had closed in 1932, long before the
mall's construction. Frank Lacaria would correlate old structures with current
ones, providing insights that were publicly published for engineers and
surveyors to utilize. With Anthony's confirmation that the map's boundaries
matched Frank's recollections, the Lacarias significantly aided the engineering
community. However, following Anthony’s revelation about locating the map,
public access to online searches of the mining record archives was abruptly
halted, indicating a shift in how these records were managed.
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