Hop Raising

Hop Raising (HMZPJ)

Location: Lyndon Station, WI 53944 Juneau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 42.774', W 89° 53.646'

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"Keep hopping, hoeing and hoping" said an editorial in 1867 when hops were selling for 50? a pound, pickers by the thousands worked in the fields, merchants were selling silks, laces, paisley shawls and grand pianos, and farmers were building new and larger homes and driving carriages drawn by "blooded" horses. Introduced to Wisconsin in 1852 by Jesse Cottington, hop culture reached its peak in 1866-67 when this area was called "the greatest primary hop district in the United States." Competition and crop disease brought the short-lived prosperity to an end in 1868 when farmers were eager to dispose of their hops at 15? a pound. In August during the boom period the land was canopied by clusters of yellowish-green hops growing up the hop-poles. At harvest time young people from all over the state arrived to do the picking. Working hours were long but singing helped to pass the time. Popular songs of the day were "Barbara Allen," "Billy Boy," "Lorena" and "Listen to the Mocking Bird."
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HM NumberHMZPJ
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number87
Year Placed1959
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 5:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 266847 N 4844057
Decimal Degrees43.71290000, -89.89410000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 42.774', W 89° 53.646'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 42' 46.44" N, 89° 53' 38.76" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400-498 Honeyaire St, Lyndon Station WI 53944, US
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