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Mullen Mine #2

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Description: Lead and zinc mine
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Lead and Zinc Mines

Date: 1936
Description: View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings.
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: Railroad tank cars on railroad tracks outside the plant. There are two large round storage tanks behind the tank cars.
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Blackstone Mine

Date: 1924
Description: The Blackstone Mine property and mining equipment.
Historical Essay

Lead Mining in Southern Wisconsin

The Birth of the Badgers
Discover the history of lead mining in Wisconsin, and the origin of Badgers.

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