Photograph
Gratiot Homestead
| View of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site. |
| Image ID: | 38920 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Shullsburg |
| County: | Lafayette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Place File* |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Shullsburg.5b |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 2.75 inches |
| During the 1830's and 40's, there was a lead mining town at this site founded by Col. Henry Gratiot and Capt. Jean P.B. Gratiot of St. Louis who came here in 1826 to open the lead "diggings." The post office was discontinued in 1846 and soon after, the site became a ghost town. The building in the photograph probably dates from the 1830's. |
| Deterioration |
| Trees |
| Dwellings |
| Cities and towns |
| Lead mines and mining |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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