The village of Potosi is located in southwest Wisconsin, situated on the Great River Road along the Mississippi River bordering Iowa and Illinois. Beautiful bluffs and hills, trees, wildlife, birds and the winding Mississippi, along with the mining history, add to the character and charm. Potosi was first named Snake Hollow and remained as such until 1839 when three towns: Lafayette, Van Buren, and Osceola consolidated. English miners, German and Irish settlers came to the area to mine the lead and iron ore in the area. This area was the largest settlement in western Wisconsin in the mid 1800’s.