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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 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. Today the site is owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society and serves as a museum of Wisconsin's early lead mining history. [2]
Mineral Point is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 2,581 at the 2020 census.The city is located within the Town of Mineral Point.Mineral Point is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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.
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 ...
Mineral Point: c. 1828: Residential Part of the Mineral Point Historic District. [15] Mark Ingraham House, 28 Shake Rag Street Mineral Point: c. 1830: Residential One-story limestone cabin built by Cornish lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin. Today a part of the Mineral Point Historic District. [15] Baird Law Office
1126 WI QQ, E of jct. with WI 39, Mineral Point, Wisconsin: Area: 13 acres (5.3 ha) Architectural style: Italianate: NRHP reference ...