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The Mineral Point Zinc Company was founded in 1882, and by 1891 it was operating the largest zinc oxide works in the United States at Mineral Point. [15] Zinc mining and processing continued on a large scale until the 1920s. In 1897 Robert M. La Follette gave his "The danger threatening representative government" speech in Mineral Point. [16]
Pasties baker and Rocks For Fun owner Jim McClellan stands among his father Don McClellan’s creations at Rocks for Fun Pasties Shop in Tigerton, Wis., on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Pendarvis is a historic site located in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.The site, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is made up of several 19th century stone and timber cabins built by Cornish immigrants who came to Mineral Point to mine lead and zinc.
Mineral Point is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,033 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,033 at the 2010 census. The City of Mineral Point is located within the town.
SAULT STE. MARIE — Heidi Ritter and her husband moved to Sault Ste. Marie in 2020 and was shocked that she couldn't find a place to buy warm pasties in town, so she started her own pasty company ...
The Mineral Point Railroad's original main line ran 32.29 miles (51.97 km) north–south from Warren, Illinois, to Mineral Point, Wisconsin. [10] The Milwaukee Road's branch to Shullsburg, Wisconsin, completed in 1881, [11] bisected the line at Gratiot, Wisconsin, and the connection to the Illinois Central at Warren gradually lessened in importance.
Mineral Point: Hill across from Shake Rag Street where most of Mineral Point's lead was mined from 1830 to 1855. Also the site of the Merry Christmas zinc mine, opened around 1906. [41] 25: Mineral Point Historic District: Mineral Point Historic District: July 30, 1971 : Roughly bounded by Ross, Shake Rag, 9th, and Bend Sts.
The wave of settlement led to Mineral Point's establishment in the 1830s, making it the third-oldest city in Wisconsin. The hill was also the site of the Merry Christmas zinc mine, which operated from 1906 to 1912; by this point, zinc had supplanted lead as the area's most plentiful resource. The site includes a mine office building, the shaft ...