Mineral Point [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Mineral Point [origin of place name]

Mineral Point [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Name derived from the numerous mines in the vicinity. In the early days of lead mining, the plateaus that abound in in that region were called "points".

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[Source: Iowa County, p. 653; Milwaukee Sentinel, Aug. 16, 1948.]