1780s•The Lizard
The Wreckers: Truth Behind Cornwall's Darkest Legend
The image of Cornish villagers luring ships onto the rocks with false lights is one of the most persistent legends of the county. But how much of it is true? ...
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1910s•Camborne
Dolcoath Mine: The Queen of Cornish Mines
For over 400 years, Dolcoath Mine near Camborne was the deepest, richest, and most famous tin and copper mine in Cornwall — and arguably the world. The Cornish ...
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1800s•Camborne
Richard Trevithick: The Cornishman Who Invented the Steam Age
On Christmas Eve, 1801, a crowd gathered on the road above Camborne to witness something that had never been seen before in all of human history: a machine that...
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