The tiny community of Ducktown’s major claim to fame is an environmental disaster. The town is home to an old copper mine, which produced riches from the earth for well over a century. This is an area that is still struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the destructive mining industry. Some plant life has returned to the landscape, but the greenery is still sparse. The pool of water at the bottom of the pit is an unnatural bright green. The devastation to plant life began before the turn of the 20th century. As the ore was smelted, sulfur […]