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Mineral Point - Pendarvis State Historic Site

The Pendarvis Historic Site consists of buildings from the mid 19th Century that have been restored to their original state.

In the 1830s and 1840s, settlers from other parts of the United States and Europe began to flow into the Wisconsin Territory. They were lured by the prospect of plentiful lead to be had in shallow diggings throughout the region.

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As the easy lead became scarce, and greater technical knowledge was needed to work the earth for its deeper lead and zinc deposits, immigrants from Cornwall, England filled the need. These miners and their families made a lasting imprint on southwest Wisconsin. At Pendarvis, you can see their stone cottages, learn about their lives, and come to understand how their legacy was preserved in the twentieth century.

Today, the mining is no longer but the history remains.
Address
Pendarvis Historic Site
114 Shake Rag Street, Box 270
Mineral Point, WI 53565
United States
Phone 1 (608) 987-2122
Fax 1 (608) 987-3738
Hours
May 12 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Family$ 24.00
Adult$ 9.00
Senior over 65$ 7.75
Child 17 & under$ 4.50
All values are in United States Dollars
Stone cottages at Pendarvis Historic Site in Mineral ûPoint, WI.
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