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Once a natural cave, Native Americans mined lead out of the site before Wisconsin's "lead rush" in 1827. [2] The first non-Native American work the mine was Willis St. John. The mine is privately owned and tours are no longer availabl
Potosi Badger Huts Site: December 27, 1996 .5 mi. SW of jct. of WI 133 and WI U: Potosi: Lead-mining site on a ridge from at least 1833, consisting of the remains of two structures, over 100 test pits, and a possible adit. Possibly the only site of its kind remaining from the era.
The Potosi Badger Huts Site is located in Potosi, Wisconsin. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] It was listed for its potential to yield information in the future. [3] It is an archeological site which includes the remnants of two structures, plus 100 "diggings", shafts, and a possible adit. The site ...
Potosi is the home of the Potosi Brewing Company. The Potosi Brewery in the village operated from 1852 to 1972, and reopened in 2008 following a restoration project which converted the facility into a museum and brew pub. [10] In 2015, the business opened a new production facility in Potosi. [11]
The Gillilans moved to the mining district of Potosi in Wisconsin Territory in 1841, and Davis became a miner. In December 1846 he was a leader of a group of mineral rights claimants who met in British Hollow and organized a vigilance committee to assert squatters' rights over lands in the region which were to be sold by the United States General Land Office in May 1847 "without respect to ...
Location of Kenosha County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Neoclassical 2-story brick office building with 3-story clock tower, designed by Richard Philipp and built in 1925 and 1929. The building represents Park Falls' major industry for many years. [11] [12] 5: Albin Johnson Log House: Albin Johnson Log House: January 20, 1978 : N894 S. German Settlement Rd, Ogema