The Elizabeth Mine is an historic mine site located in the towns of Strafford and Thetford, Vermont. The mine operated intermittently from 1809 to 1958, and is a nationally significant historic site. It is also a site of significant environmental concern. Peter Ostendorp and Cindy Cook at the Center for Environmental Health Sciences Rain and surface water that flows through the mine waste piles dissolves metals and other contaminants that are polluting the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River. Since the spring of 2000, a Community Advisory Group (CAG) has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) to develop a way to clean up the site while respecting the historic landscape and minimizing cleanup-related impacts on the local community. In September, 2000 the Community Advisory Group voted unanimously to support the site's listing as a Superfund site. This site presents information about the history of the Elizabeth Mine and the cleanup process, and is intended to provide the public with information about the Elizabeth Mine Community Advisory Group's activities and meeting schedule as well as access to reports related to the cleanup. The site was developed collaboratively with the Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program. The web design work was tackled by Peter Ostendorp, a member of the Class of 2003 at Dartmouth College. All content has been provided by the EMCAG.

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