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Mineral Point Hill

Coordinates: 42°51′36″N 90°10′16″W / 42.86000°N 90.17111°W / 42.86000; -90.17111
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Mineral Point Hill
Mineral Point Hill is located in Wisconsin
Mineral Point Hill
LocationRoughly bounded by WI 23, Copper, Dodge, and Shake Rag Sts., Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°51′36″N 90°10′16″W / 42.86000°N 90.17111°W / 42.86000; -90.17111
Area50 acres (20 ha)
NRHP reference No.72000054[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 26, 1972

Mineral Point Hill is a hill and former mining site in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, bounded by Wisconsin Highway 23, Shake Rag Street, Copper Street, and Dodge Street. It is the site of the 1825 discovery of lead ore in Mineral Point, which drew settlers to the region over the next decade. Many of these new residents were Cornish immigrants, and they settled in a community called Pendarvis at the base of the hill. 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 of the Merry Christmas mine, and several filled mine sites.[2]

The hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Anderson, Donald N. (May 26, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Mineral Point Hill". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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