Lead Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin (Images of America) | 
| Author: Carol March Mclernon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 15.9 x 15.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0738551996
Dewey Decimal Number: 977
EAN: 9780738551999
ASIN: 0738551996
Publication Date: April 2, 2008
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East of the Mississippi River, and just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the soil was once fertile with huge deposits of lead and zinc. White men discovered these riches in the early 1800s, well before Wisconsin became a state in 1848. Miners, farmers, and merchants flocked to the region, some bringing along their families. Towns with names like Snake Digs, Cottonwood, and Etna grew very rapidly. Roads, bridges, and railroad tunnels soon connected these towns where schools, churches, and businesses developed. Today tourists are invited to visit museums, mines, and shops in the region to explore its colorful past.
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