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Related Web Sites:
The Great Migration
Mineral Point History
Read More About It
"The Hard-Rock Men: Cornish Immigrants and the North American Mining Frontier" by John Rowe
"Pendarvis, Trelawny and Polperro: Shake Rag's Cornish Houses" by Robert Neal
"Laxey in the New World" by Laxey Committee
"Mineral Point, A History" by George Fiedler
Vocabulary:
Cornish
regarded
migration
Interesting Fact:
A popular food item still found in Mineral Point restaurants is the Cornish pasties, a meat pie that was popular with the original Cornish miners.
Study Questions:
Why did the Cornish settle around Mineral Point?
What influence did the Cornish have on Mineral Point?
How did Mineral Point get its name?
U.S. historical events that occurred on April 23:
1789: President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, move into the Franklin House, the first executive mansion, in New York City.
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