Historical Marker
The Mindoro Cut
Historical marker location:
Mindoro, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 108 and McClintock Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 108.)
Marker installed: 1970
Wisconsin is known as the "Badger State" because of the lead miners who first settled there in the 1820s and 1830s. These miners often lived in tunnels burrowed into hillsides, much like badgers.