Potosi Badger Huts Site - Potosi, WI
N 42° 41.109 W 090° 42.698
15T E 687474 N 4728391
On a hillside overlooking Potosi's main street are several "Badger Huts" where miners in the 1830's lived while they mined lead from the region. The trail is accessed by walking up 4th St past a cemetery and on up the hill.
Waymark Code: WM5KWT
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2009
Views: 11
In the 1830s miners would dig a small depression in the ground, build low walls around it with limestone, and add a sod roof. They would live in these "Badger Huts" while they mined lead from the region. These "Badgers" would eventually lend their nickname to become the state mascot. Today there is a self-guided trail up one side of the hill and down the other.
Street address:
Corner of 4th St and Main St
Potosi, WI USA
53820
County / Borough / Parish: Grant
Year listed: 1996
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Information Potential: Area of Significance: Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction: Camp, Processing Site
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence: Agricultural Fields
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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