Blackstone Mine
Blackstone Mine is a quarry in Town of White Oak Springs, Lafayette, Wisconsin. Blackstone Mine is situated nearby to the peak Charles Mound, as well as near the neighborhood Scales Mound Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Address: WI
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Mound and Gratiot House.
Charles Mound
Peak
Photo: Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charles Mound is a gentle, 1,235-foot high hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is 2 miles northeast of the small town of Scales Mound, and 11 miles northeast of Galena. Charles Mound is situated 2 miles southeast of Blackstone Mine.
Gratiot House
Guest house
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The Gratiot House, located about 2 miles south of Shullsburg, Wisconsin is a Georgian-styled limestone house built by Henry Gratiot in 1835. It is the last remaining building of Gratiot Grove, one of the state's first settlements, a lead-mining outpost begun in Winnebago territory in 1826 on the stage road from Galena to Chicago. Gratiot House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blackstone Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scales Mound Historic District and Shullsburg.
Scales Mound Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Scales Mound Historic District is a historic district in the small Illinois village of Scales Mound. The district encompasses the entire corporate limit of the village and has more than 200 properties within its boundaries. Scales Mound Historic District is situated 3½ miles south of Blackstone Mine.
Shullsburg
Village
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Shullsburg is a city in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2020 census. The city is adjacent to the Town of Shullsburg. Shullsburg is situated 3½ miles north of Blackstone Mine.
Scales Mound
Village
Scales Mound is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. Scales Mound is situated 3½ miles south of Blackstone Mine.
Blackstone Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Town of White Oak Springs, Lafayette, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.52639° or 42° 31′ 35″ northLongitude
-90.25763° or 90° 15′ 28″ westElevation
1,043 feet (318 metres)Open location code
86JFGPGR+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 368883055OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftGeoNames ID
5246155Wikidata ID
Q49400717
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In Other Languages
“Blackstone Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blackstone Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Wisconsin)”
- Cebuano: “Blackstone Mine”
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