Once a natural cave, Native Americans mined lead out of the site before Wisconsin's "lead rush" in 1827.[2] The first non-Native American work the mine was Willis St. John. The mine is privately owned and tours are no longer available.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^Donath, David A. (October 1978). "St. John Mine". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^"St. John Mine - Potosi, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
^"St. John's Mine and Lead Furnace". Potosi Township Historical Society. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^"St. John Mine - Potosi, WI". Waymarking. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
john, mine, located, potosi, wisconsin, added, national, register, historic, places, 1979, national, register, historic, placesthe, mine, visitor, center, 2016show, wisconsinshow, united, stateslocation129, south, main, streetpotosi, wisconsin, 53820coordinate. The St John Mine is located in Potosi Wisconsin It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 1 St John MineU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe mine visitor center in 2016Show map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesLocation129 South Main StreetPotosi Wisconsin 53820Coordinates42 41 12 N 90 42 55 W 42 68667 N 90 71528 W 42 68667 90 71528NRHP reference No 79000079Added to NRHPJune 4 1979History editOnce a natural cave Native Americans mined lead out of the site before Wisconsin s lead rush in 1827 2 The first non Native American work the mine was Willis St John The mine is privately owned and tours are no longer available 3 4 References edit Donath David A October 1978 St John Mine NRHP Inventory Nomination Form National Park Service Retrieved July 5 2016 St John Mine Potosi WI Waymarking com Retrieved February 17 2012 St John s Mine and Lead Furnace Potosi Township Historical Society Retrieved June 29 2015 St John Mine Potosi WI Waymarking Retrieved June 29 2015 This article about a property in Wisconsin on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Wisconsin museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St John Mine amp oldid 1169561350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
