Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi River 1829 shoshone lake along the way

along the way

an elephant

and in a 1816 letter to Melish regarding this influential map

Amelia Island is an unforgettable place

Sand Key Park stretches for half-mile and is great for the entire family

Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi River 1829 shoshone lake along the wayIt was not agriculture that provided Wisconsin with it's first rush of settlement in the 1830s. It was lead mining that drew 10's of thousands of hardy souls to the lead mining territory bounded by Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Dubuque, Iowa, and Galena, Illinois. This map illustrates a portion of the Crawford County Lead Mine region bounded by the Wisconsin River to the North and the Mississippi River to the West. Accompanying verbiage details