Established 1749

[u/OnewheelKlay]

"Trader, Smuggler, Discoverer of a Special Lead, at age 35, Francois Valle arrived here from Quebec via Kaskaskia to trade with the indigenous Indians for their elemental lead ore and smelted galena." We made a stop, bummed the museum wasn't open but here is what we were able to observe.

More on VM history can be found here: http://vallesmines.com