Mining Museum-Rollo Jamison Museum - Platteville Museum
- Address: 405 Eeast Main Street, Platteville, WI 53818
- Phone: +1 608 348 3301
- Website:wicip.uwplatt.edu
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3.0
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3+ reviews from 1 sources |
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| Yahoo! Travel | 3.0 |
3+ reviews |
Mining Museum-Rollo Jamison Museum
405 Eeast Main StreetPlatteville, WI 53818
Mining Museum-Rollo Jamison Museum Details
Descriptions from Across the Web
- The Rollo Jamison Museum has a priceless collection of over 20,000 items, including everything from arrowheads to carriages, mechanical music boxes to farm implements. The collection has been in the making since Rollo Jamison, born in Beetown, Wisconsin, in 1899, found his first arrowhead as a bo... more on MuseumStuff.com
- The Rollo Jamison Museum has a priceless collection of over 20,000 items, including everything from arrowheads to carriages, mechanical music ... more on TripAdvisor
- This tour follows the 1845 Bevans lead mine. Hop on the 1931 mining locomotive and be pulled through the mine. After, check out the exhibits in the museun folowing ... more on Yahoo! Travel
- The Mining Museum traces the development of lead and zinc mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley through models, dioramas, artifacts and photographs. A guided tour includes a walk down into the Bevans Lead, an 1845 lead mine which produced over two million pounds of lead ore in one year, a visit ... more on TripAdvisor
Reviews From Across The Web read all
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1.0
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It Is Dumb!
(June 04, 2008 00:00)
The museum is a tourist trap. The mine is a dark hole. You can't see very much at all. The museum is one floor and explains a little about ... Hime, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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4.0 -
I loved it
This place has been on my quirky-visit list for years, but when I finally got around to visiting I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of things there were to see. Apparently only a small fraction of Rollo’s collection is on display, but the displays are interesting and engaging. I spent th... mf4516, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
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5.0
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Fascinating museum - Great value!
(November 06, 2008 00:00)
The reasonable fee ($8 adults, $4 children) included several different tours, and kept us interested for hours. The mine tour took us down 90 steps into an original 1845 Lead Mine, where we learned about lead and zinc mining. Back at the surface, we rode a 1931 mine train around the museum ground... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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5.0
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Great visit!
(September 05, 2001 00:00)
Wonderful experience for adults and kids alike. Learn valuable and interesting information on an entertaining tour of lead mine. Rollo Jamison Museum is fascinating, with thousands of items to learn about and look at. ... Ellen, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
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- wicip.uwplatt.edu
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