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Pioneer Slag Tower and Furnace
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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.
1948
Lurvey, Clayton
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Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Dogeville Hotel (proprietress was Mrs. Rogers), and the Spang Opera House.
