• Illinois-Mines - Mining Artifacts

    Wisconsin lead mining peaked in the 1840s. In 1844, a third of the region's residents left for copper and iron mines elsewhere and the discovery of gold in California ...

  • Mining History Association Links

    Mining history education is ... in the Rockies in the late 1800’s; and the copper, lead, ... Wisconsin Zinc and Lead Mining District; with the members ...

  • Wisconsin-Mines - Mining Artifacts

    Wisconsin Mines, New diggings, Mineral point, Wisconsin mining, ... Iowa and Lafayette in Wisconsin. Lead mining in the area went into decline during the 1850s, ...

  • Home | MiningJamisonMuseum

    The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museums are managed by the City of Platteville's Museum Department. 405 E. Main St./P.O. Box 780 Platteville, WI 53818

  • Mining Boom of the 1890's

    Mining Boom of the 1890's ... It appears that the lead mining capitalists of Southeast Missouri made a mineral survey through Taney County ... Wisconsin, Illinois, ...

  • WHAT TO DO AND SEE - Benton

    from the lead-mining industry that once was so prevalent in . and around Benton. The museum is open from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday ...

  • History of Wisconsin - Wikipedia

    The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of ... in 1800, Wisconsin became part ... Lead mining in southwest Wisconsin began to decline after 1848 and ...