National Register of Historic Places

Minertown-Oneva

Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 3, 2010
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
09001315

About this property

Minertown-Oneva, also known as Minertown, in Forest County, Wisconsin is a historic logging camp built in the early 1900s by Wilbur and Henry T. Miner. In 1899, brothers Wilbur and Henry T. Miner from Vernon County, WI, purchased a 4,000 acre tract in Forest County, Wisconsin, where they constructed a sawmill and related settlement known as Minertown. The settlement included a boarding house and company store for those employed by the Miner Lumber Company, as well as a planing mill, roundhouse, depot, store, a blacksmith shop, a cook shanty, several small four-room houses, and a barn. In 1931, the mill was destroyed by fire and the remaining community was subsequently abandoned. Today, the Minertown-Oneva site is significant for its potential to provide information relevant to late nineteenth century settlement of Forest County, as well as the history of Wisconsin's hardwood logging era. The site was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2010. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of May 28, 2010.

Location

Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin
45.38586, -88.62569

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALINDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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When was Minertown-Oneva listed on the National Register?

Minertown-Oneva was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Minertown-Oneva?

Minertown-Oneva is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Minertown-Oneva?

The period of significance for Minertown-Oneva is recorded as the listed era.

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