Linden main street, Linden, WI
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- Created Date
- 1880-1910
- Description
Linden was originally called “Peddler’s Creek” after Patrick O’Meara, an Irish peddler who made the first discovery of lead in the immediate area in 1827. The name was changed in 1855 when the federal government refused to accept the original name for a post office. According to the History of Iowa County, 1881, “Subsequent to 1856, the mines being worked vigorously, Linden attracted a number of business men, representing all classes of trade, and the population also gradually increased as its importance became more determined, until now it is a thriving little village of 275 souls.” Source: History of Iowa County, 1881. Scan of a print made from a glass plate negative, from a collection found in Mineral Point and presumed to depict local scenes from 1880-1910.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Mineral Point Historical Society
- Collection
- Glass Plate Negative Collection
- Subjects
- Streets
Carriages & coaches - Location
- Linden
Iowa County
Wisconsin - Type
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- Image/ jpeg
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- Copyright to this resource is held by the Mineral Point Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only. Commercial use or distribution of the image or content is not permitted without prior permission of the Mineral Point Historical
- Chicago citation style
- Linden main street, Linden, WI. 1880-1910. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/mphs/id/1. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1880-1910) Linden main street, Linden, WI. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/mphs/id/1
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/mphs/id/1>.