Okura mine

...The central settlement of Shimizu is a medieval castle town built in 1476 (8th year of Bunmei) by the Shimizu clan, a branch of the Mogami clan, and flourished in the early modern period as a river port on the Mogami River. The Nagamatsu copper mine was opened in the Keicho period (1596-1615), and the Okura mine was opened in the Meiwa period (1764-72), supporting the finances of the Shinjo domain. It developed further in the Meiji period, but closed around 1960. In recent years, it has attracted companies related to light electrical appliances and sewing. ...

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…中心集落の清水は，1476年(文明8)に最上氏の一族清水氏が築いた中世の城下町で，近世は最上川の河港として栄えた。慶長期(1596‐1615)に永松銅山，明和期(1764‐72)に大蔵鉱山が開かれて新庄藩の財政を支え，明治期にはさらに発展したが，1960年前後に閉山した。近年は弱電，縫製関係の企業が誘致された。…

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