Early History of Lead Region of Wisconsin
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- Created Date
- 1822-1825
- Description
In this 25-page memoir, one of the earliest Wisconsin lead miners recounts his life in the Lead Region in the early 1820's. Meeker arrived in 1823 and brought his family the next year. He here describes how lead was discovered, smelted and traded, as well as relating several stories about his interactions with Ho-Chunk, Sauk and Fox Indians
- Creator
Meeker, Moses, 1790-1865
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin
- Subjects
- British Americans
Native Americans
Snow
Storms
Pioneers
Mines and mineral resources
Rivers
Boats and boating
Steamboats
Lead mines and mining
Fox
Ho-Chunk
Sauk - Location
- Madison, Wis.
Grant County; Iowa County; Lafayette County
Hazel Green; New Diggings
Wisconsin; Illinois - Type
- text
- Language
- English
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- Meeker, Moses, 1790-1865. Early History of Lead Region of Wisconsin. 1822-1825. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/50876. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Meeker, Moses, 1790-1865, (1822-1825) Early History of Lead Region of Wisconsin. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/50876
- MLA citation style
- Meeker, Moses, 1790-1865. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/50876>.