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The Mineral Point Zinc Company was founded in 1882, and by 1891 it was operating the largest zinc oxide works in the United States at Mineral Point. [15] Zinc mining and processing continued on a large scale until the 1920s. In 1897 Robert M. La Follette gave his "The danger threatening representative government" speech in Mineral Point. [16]
Mineral Point is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,033 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,033 at the 2010 census. The City of Mineral Point is located within the town.
The wave of settlement led to Mineral Point's establishment in the 1830s, making it the third-oldest city in Wisconsin. The hill was also the site of the Merry Christmas zinc mine, which operated from 1906 to 1912; by this point, zinc had supplanted lead as the area's most plentiful resource. The site includes a mine office building, the shaft ...
The route turns northeastward from this point, crosses the Cottage Inn Branch and begins the first of several descents into valleys, two of which are prior to passing Mineral Point [6] and another two while passing the city. [7] The highway is limited access between the two interchanges that provide access to Mineral Point: CTH-O and WIS 23 ...
U.S. Highway 12 (US 12 or Highway 12) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin runs east–west across the western to southeast portions of the state. It enters from Minnesota running concurrently with Interstate 94 (I-94) at Hudson, parallels the Interstate to Wisconsin Dells, and provides local access to cities such as Menomonie, Eau Claire, Black River Falls, Tomah, and Mauston.
Mineral Point: Hill across from Shake Rag Street where most of Mineral Point's lead was mined from 1830 to 1855. Also the site of the Merry Christmas zinc mine, opened around 1906. [41] 25: Mineral Point Historic District: Mineral Point Historic District: July 30, 1971 : Roughly bounded by Ross, Shake Rag, 9th, and Bend Sts.
US 151) is a business route of US 151 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin that is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long. [8] When it starts at US 151 outside of Mineral Point, it is concurrent with County Trunk Highway O. The concurrency is very short, and ends just after it starts. Inside Mineral Point, the route becomes concurrent with Wisconsin Highway 39.
In the center of Linden, WIS 39 heads southeast on Main Street out of town, through the hills of Southwestern Wisconsin, crossing under US Highway 151 outside of Mineral Point. Entering Mineral Point on Fountain Street, it passes the entrance to the Iowa County Fairgrounds to Dodge Street, where it heads north with Bus.