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Welcome to the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission s Photo Database We are proud of the region we serve and these images show how lucky we are Benton is a former mining town in Lafayette County It is the burial site of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli and site of a long standing Labor Day Blanchardville
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During the lead mining boom that began just prior to 1830 in southwestern Wisconsin the name was first applied to miners who were too busy digging the gray gold to build houses
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The Driftless region of the state is packed full of small town charm outdoor adventure and local cuisine Here s a taste of what the weather is like in the southwestern region to help get your Wisconsin vacation planning started Summer Winter Fall Spring Featured Destinations Viroqua Stockholm La Crosse Richland Center So Much To Celebrate
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History Wisconsin Mining Trades School was founded in the lead ore mining region of southwestern Wisconsin in 1908 Its purpose was to train youth to become practical miners The initial two year program included a required summer of work in the mines Coursework included a year of advanced mathematics chemistry physics geology mineralogy
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MHAers enjoy the ride through the verdant farmland of the southwestern Wisconsin driftless area An unusually wet spring helped the vegetation hide much of the evidence of past mining The buildings of the New Jersey Zinc/Mineral Point Zinc Company Elmo Mine and Mill have been repurposed by a farm machinery dealer
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By the 1840s southwest Wisconsin mines were producing more than half of the nation s lead Lead mining in southwest Wisconsin began to decline after 1848 and 1849 when the combination of less easily accessible lead ore and the California Gold Rush made miners leave the area The lead mining industry in mining communities such as Mineral
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One of the university s oldest traditions originated in the year 1936 when the mining school students began work on the Big M by placing rocks in a pattern on the southwest slope of the mound located a few miles east of the city Completed the following year the M measures 214 x 241 feet and consists of some 400 tons of whitewashed stone
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Statistical Atlas The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States
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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
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She would later during World War II teach high school in New Diggings WI and initiate the New Diggings Junior Historical Society and go on to publish two monographs and numerous articles on the history of the Southwestern Wisconsin mining region Two sisters Marlys J Wilkinson and Laurel L Hamacher deceased
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Trout and bass are found in certain streams throughout the state Resources and power Iron is no longer mined in Wisconsin but nonmetallic minerals include sand gravel cement and limestone Deposits of zinc and copper were discovered in northern Wisconsin in 1976 but have not been extensively mined
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Road trip Southwest Wisconsin A 170 mile loop winds past lead mines a famous grotto and a brewery town The old mining town of Potosi got its brewery back Scratch the surface in southwest Wisconsin and you ll find treasure In the 1820s it took the form of lead ore that early miners to their amazement found at the grassroots
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Lead Mining Towns of Southwest Wisconsin book Read reviews from world s largest community for readers East of the Mississippi River and just north of
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From our beginnings as the center of the mining boom Hazel Green has worked to preserve and recognize our rich heritage The first permanent settlement in Wisconsin was in Hazel Green in 1825 In 1831 Lucius Lyon began surveying just south of the present day Hazel Green in southwestern Wisconsin
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10 00 AM 5 00 PM Visit website Call Email Write a review About Your underground adventure awaits Tour the 1845 Bevans Lead Zinc Mine ride in a real 1931 mine train weather permitting and discover the local history of the Upper Mississippi Valley mining district
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In the heart of the historic lead zinc mining region near the world s largest M the three acre campus of The Mining Rollo Jamison Museums preserves the heritage of southwestern Wisconsin Shop for rock and mineral specimens and gifts related to regional history in our museum store
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Before the work of Henry Hamilton Bennett the stunning cliffs crooks and caves of the Wisconsin Dells were pretty much of a secret The area s beauty was profound but more than words alone could describe justly Bennett s knack with a camera changed all of that and helped turn the Dells into a national tourist attraction
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Southwest Wisconsin is rich with history Plan a multi day visit to experience it all The Grant County Historical Society maintains two museum locations Grant County History Museum Lancaster WI Mitchell Rountree Stone Cottage Platteville WI In addition to our own locations there are many other historic sites and museums to
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Usage Because of their rarity and fragility most items must be used in SW Wisconsin Room Photocopying is available minimal fee for paper copies Use archives and manuscripts with care PENCILS ONLY no pens Types of research using SW Wisconsin Room Collections University Research Family histories Local histories communities Topical histories lead mining ethnic groups agriculture
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Wisconsin Weekend History Of Lead Mining In The State By Breann Schossow Air Date Friday February 22 2024 6 30am Friday February 22 2024 8 30am Share Listen Download Southwestern Wisconsin has a rich lead and zinc mining heritage Join us as we explore the state s history with mining consider what it meant for our economy and for
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Wisconsin USA Wisconsin has a diversity of mineral occurrences Glaciers covered most of the state during the Pleistocene The glacial drift contains a variety of jumbled materials including drift copper
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Maps showing the aftermath of lead and zinc mining in Southwest Wisconsin became available in early October The maps build on digitized information about mine shafts open pit mines smelters abandoned rail lines and other features from the 150 year history of mining for lead and zinc in Green Lafayette Grant and Iowa counties
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Way down in the corner in the southwest part of the state is the town of Platteville Home to a University of Wisconsin campus this area has a deep mining history that drew immigrants from across Europe Starting in the mid 1840s and going well into the 1970s this area was rife with lead and zinc mining
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Digitized historical maps revealed the location of each lead mine that was in operation in Wisconsin in the early 1940s Fig 1 Pepp et al 2024 Lead production occurred heavily in
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Platteville is the largest city in Grant County Located in southwestern population was 11 836 at the 2024 census up from 11 224 at the 2024 of this growth is likely due to the enrollment increase of the University of is the principal city of the Platteville Micropolitan Statistical area which has an estimated population of 49 681
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Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program SWCAP Serving the Counties of Iowa Lafayette Grant Green Richland 149 North Iowa Street Dodgeville WI 53533 Phone 608 935 2326 Toll Free 1 800 704 8555 Fax 608 935 2876 Home Programs Services Community Services Calendar Donations Volunteer zr yr li ATHLETICS
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Digital Atlas of Historic Mining Features in Southwestern Southwestern Wisconsin is well known for its rich history in mining however this historic activity has contributed to zinc and lead contaminated soil throughout the region This report integrates historic mining information with current land use records to provide tools for regional planning development and site remediation 40 pages 2024
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Chicago Blackie and His Gang Terrorize Shullsburg In the summer of 1925 an armed gang held Shullsburg a small southwestern Wisconsin mining town captive Criminals led by Chicago Blackie an alias for bank robber Joe Dawsie had cut all the phone lines leading to town
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Baxter discovered the reason in historic maps Menke was farming on mine tailings invisible remnants of an industry that defined this corner of southwestern Wisconsin in the 19th century
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Cornish Settlement in Southwest Wisconsin http //www wisconsinhistory org/pendarvis/history asp
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