Badger Hut Trail - Potosi, WI
N 42° 41.109 W 090° 42.698
15T E 687474 N 4728391
On a hillside overlooking Potosi's main street are several "Badger Huts" where miners in the 1830's lived while they mined lead from the region. The trail is accessed by walking up 4th St past a cemetery and on up the hill.
Waymark Code: WM5KWX
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2009
Views: 12
In the 1830s miners would dig a small depression in the ground, build low walls around it with limestone, and add a sod roof. They would live in these "Badger Huts" while they mined lead from the region. These "Badgers" would eventually lend their nickname to become the state mascot. Today there is a self-guided trail up one side of the hill and down the other. The trail has a steep walk up the hill. It takes about an hour to tour the site.
Approximate Time to Finish: 1 hour
Addtional Website URL: [Web Link]
Brochure or Interpretive Signs: Interpretive Plaques/Signs
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Fee?: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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