Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry
The Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry, also known as the Basswood Island Quarry, on Basswood Island in Lake Superior was operational from 1868 to 1893.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarry
- Description: place in Wisconsin listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Basswood Island Quarry”
- Address: WI
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Cliff and Bayfield.
Red Cliff
Village
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Red Cliff, also known as Gaa-Miskwaabikaang, is a Tribal Nation in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Red Cliff is situated 2 miles northwest of Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry.
Bayfield
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Bayfield a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 584 at the 2020 census, making it the city with the smallest population in Wisconsin.
La Pointe
Village
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La Pointe is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands except for the westernmost four, which lie in the towns of Bayfield and Russell in Bayfield County. La Pointe is situated 4 miles south of Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry.
Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Town of La Pointe, Ashland, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.83216° or 46° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-90.75574° or 90° 45′ 21″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Open location code
86RFR6JV+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 368888948OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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- Cebuano: “Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry”
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