Ghost Towns in Wisconsin
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New Diggings
New Diggings was one of Wisconsin's earliest lead mining settlements—predating statehood. At peak, 2,000+ miners worked the 'diggings.' When easy lead...
Pendarvis
Cornish miners built stone cottages in Wisconsin's lead mining district during the 1830s-40s. When lead mining declined, many left for California gold...
Pendarvis
Pendarvis is a cluster of Cornish miners' stone cottages in Mineral Point—preserved since the 1830s lead rush brought Cornish workers to Wisconsin. Wh...