Platteville, Wis., Feb. M.— The Platteville Powder mills were wrecked by an explosion this afternoon, killing three men and badly injuring another. The dead are: Thomas Bass, William Rottiger and Fred Genthe. H. S. Beck, a machinist of Bethlehem, was badly hurt.

—A Sentinel special from Platteville , Wis ., says : The Platteville powder mills were wrecked by an explosion Saturday afternoon , killing three men and badly injuring another . The dead are : Thomas Buss , William Kottiger and Fred Genthe .

They visited Platteville, and after examining the advantages of a position with a view to that end, decided to locate a powder-mill. After some negotiation, the property formerly known as "Griffith's saw-mill," on the Little Platte, about one and a half miles northwest of the present city, was purchased as a site, upon which buildings were ...

(Powder Mill Explosions in Platteville - History of Grant County, Wisconsin, Holford, 1900.) -In February of 1848, John Rountree deeds the land to the German Presbyterian Church for use as a

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Clipping found in Platteville Witness published in Platteville, Wisconsin on 7/5/1916. Powder Mill - 1

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Powder Mill Explodes in Platteville, Shock rattles windows and woke people in Benton Benton Mining Times 1897

Powder Mill ruins painting located just outside of Platteville,WI. Dimensions:24”x19”

Sep 8, 2014 · (New Platteville, WI Powder Mill) I was glancing through a history of Laflin & Rand on Cast Pics, and saw that L&R had bought a powder mill in WI. Intrigued, I rooted about, and found a short write-up