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The Cedarburg Mill is a former gristmill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Located the on Cedar Creek, the building was constructed in 1855 by Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder [2] [3] to replace a smaller wooden mill from the 1840s. At the time of its construction, the five-story ...
The Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival celebrates the season with award-winning wine, food and family-friendly activities. Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival 2024: Hours, vendors and other need-to ...
Cedar Creek originates from Big Cedar Lake in the Town of West Bend and flows east into Little Cedar Lake.It then flows east through Jackson before turning south, crossing State Highway 60 where there is a USGS gauge [4] and briefly flows through Grafton before entering Cedarburg's north side.
When the first settlers—many of whom were German speakers—arrived in the area, they found white cedar trees growing on the banks of Cedar Creek.Early German-American settler Frederick Leuning built a cabin near the creek's eastern bank in 1843 and referred to his home as the "Cedarburg," meaning the "cedar castle" or the "fortress of the cedars."
In 1842 Ludwig Groth bought land that would become the village of Cedarburg and in 1844 platted the village. Fredrick Hilgen arrived after 1845 [4] and built a gristmill on Cedar Creek. Over the years, and with business partners, Hilgen also started a sawmill, a planing factory, and a woolen mill.
Cedarburg continued to grow and prosper due to its rail connections, while the surrounding communities of Hamilton, Decker Corner and Horns Corners remained more characteristically rural. The City of Cedarburg incorporated from some of the town's land in 1885. The Excelsior Mill was built on Cedar Creek in the town in 1871 for $21,000. [11]
Cedar Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] History. Cedar Creek was originally called ...
Daniel Burns was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine for illegally dumping landfill leachate into a creek in Eau Claire. He could face an addition fine. Cedarburg man fined $25K for illegally dumping ...