The Melvin Mine in Chester. One of the six emery mines. Intersting enough, legal battles were fought within these mines for the rights to their contents. In this instance Erastus Wright who is buried in the Wright Memorial Cemetary on Round Hill is mentioned here as well as Jonathan Melvin

https://cite.case.law/mass/112/424/

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