Pendarvis is a historic site in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin. It consists of several 19th century cabins built by immigrants who came to Mineral Point to work in lead mines. The site is a museum of early lead mining in Wisconsin and is owned and managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society. During the height of the mining era in what is today’s Wisconsin, in the 1830s and 1840s, the population of Mineral Point grew to over 4,000 as people came to work in the lead mines.
Many immigrants were tin miners from Cornwall, Great Britain. They built simple houses from wood or limestone.
As the lead mines were exhausted, many miners moved on to other mining sites, especially California. Many of the old cabins were being torn down in the 1920s. A couple of local residents purchased and restored several of the old Cornish buildings and called the first one Pendarvis. The collection of restored buildings was transferred to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1970. The site was opened to the public as the Pendarvis Historic Site, containing a number of authentic mining tools and household items.
Pendarvis, 114 Shakerag St, Mineral Point, WI 53565, Phone: 608-987-2122
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