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Mineral Spring Brewery
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Mineral Spring Brewery, located on 272 Shake Rag Street, erected in 1850 (currently 276 Shake Rag Street). A group of four men are posing outdoors on the road at the corner of the building, and another person is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on the right.
1910
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WHi 37545
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Mineral Point Brewery
Exterior view of a brewery. Men pose in front of the building near a horse-drawn vehicle.
Cornish Miner Homes on Shake Rag Street
1935
Cornish miner homes on Shake Rag Street. The home at the right, which has since been demolished, was constructed of clay mixed with marsh grass, pressed into woven willow branches, and covered with...
Trelawny on Shake Rag Street
1900
A Cornish miner's cottage on Shake Rag Street called Trelawny. The cottage was restored under the ownership of Robert M. Neal and is now used to serve Cornish meals to guests by special reservation.
Shake Rag Street
1935
Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defiance during the Black Hawk War (1831-1832).
