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Wanlockhead's Museum of Lead Mining uses Scottish universities to boost visitor numbers The Wanlockhead Museum Trust has worked with academics and students at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities Updated The Museum of Lead Mining visitor centre has been given a helping hand by university academics and students. Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in a...

Fiona heads into the dark world of a lead mine at the Museum of Lead Mining at Wanlockhead - and it makes her grateful for life above ground.

Courtesy of the Schuyler County Historical Society On some days in the early 1900s, you could walk out to the railroad tracks near the Iowa border and watch rail cars full of horses moving in and out of Missouri. Occasionally, also in those cars are elephants, lions and monkeys.  Missouri businessman William Preston Hall is trading in horses for wars and exotic animals for circuses. He hires his neighbors in Lancaster to care for the animals, supply the feed and more. It’s not uncommon to see an elephant wander by your kitchen window. © 2021 KBIA