Wyalusing State Park
Bagley, Grant County, Wisconsin
42.991818,-91.124511 (approximate location)
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Lead Miners
Lead Miners
Lead fever fueled a mad rush for wealth in southwestern Wisconsin during the 1820s and 30s. Miners even sank shallow shafts in Wyalusing State Park, but to no avail. In 1848, gold fever replaced lead fever and many miners left to pursue new dreams of wealth in California. Despite this downturn, lead mining would continue in southwestern Wisconsin until the early 1970s.
If lead had been struck in Wyalusing State Park, lead shafts like this would have dotted the landscape. Instead, the miners moved on, leaving their shallow, exploratory shafts to fill in over time.
The marker is located deep inside Wyalusing State Park, along the Sentinel Ridge Trail, and is accessible from the Green Cloud Picnic Area parking lot, accessible from
Long Valley Road, .5 miles west of its intersection with State Park
Lane. The park entrance is located at 13081 State Park Lane, Bagley,
Wisconsin 53801.
NOTE: The marker is located inside a Wisconsin State Park; an annual sticker or daily-use fee to enter.
Wisconsin State Park System: Wyalusing State Park
Wisconsin State Park System: Wyalusing State Park
The marker is one of a series of markers placed along the Sentinel Ridge Trail.
Looking north at the start of the interpretative trail;
the adjacent parking lot (not visible in this photo) is to the left.
Red arrow -- Green Cloud Picnic Area (park here)
Blue arrow -- Sentinel Ridge Trail and Indian Mounds
The marker is located at Wyalusing State Park.
Wyalusing State Park is located in Bagley, Wisconsin.
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