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Mullen Mine #2

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Description: Lead and zinc mine
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Mine

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior of mining factory.
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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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Old Lead Trail

Date: 1960
Description: A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground.
Map or Atlas

Map of the property of New Diggings & Shullsburg Mining Company

Date: 1858
Description: This 1858 map shows mine shafts, lead veins, and topography on the property of the New Diggings and Shullsburg Mining Company in Section 5 of Township 1 N....
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Gratiot Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site.
Map or Atlas

Topographical Map Grounds of the Western Wisconsin Mining Compy. in sec. 13, T. 1 N., R 1 E., Lafayette County, Wisconsin

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Description: This map, based on an 1858 survey, shows the lead vein and the Western Wisconsin Mining Company's mine shafts in a section in the Town of New Diggings, Laf...
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Gratiot Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Gratiot homestead at Gratiot's Grove Site. Handwriting on front reads: "The Gratiot Homestead at the (?)on."
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James Mine

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Description: Exterior view of James Mine with a field and fence in the foreground. Tram tracks lead from the tall building to large piles of rocks. There are steep stai...
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Painting at Wiota in Memory of First Settlers

Date: 1925
Description: Painting of Fort Hamilton propped outdoors on a woodpile. An oval inset painting at the top commemorates is titled: "Col. Hamilton Leaving For The Gold Fie...

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