Photograph
Pioneer Slag Tower and Furnace
| Large brick kiln-like structure in field. Built in 1876, the blast furnace was used to salvage additional lead from the slag of 18 area furnaces operating in Dodgeville and vicinity before the Black Hawk war. It operated until the spring of 1890. |
| Image ID: | 30520 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1948 |
| Creator Name: | Lurvey, Clayton |
| City: | Dodgeville |
| County: | Iowa |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Place File**** |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Dodgeville.23 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 8 inches |
| Article published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Sept. 4, 1949. The image appeared in the November section of the 1950 Wisconsin Historical Calendar. |
| Arches |
| Lead mines and mining |
| Metal industry |
| Outdoor photography |
| Brickwork |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Cities and towns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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