Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage / Frank J. Hess, Cooper

Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage / Frank J. Hess, Cooper (HML93)

Location: Madison, WI 53704 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 5.523', W 89° 21.343'

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1904 - 1966 / 1870 - 1958

Side A
The Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage became Wisconsin's largest independent family-owned cooperage, manufacturing quarter-sawn white oak beer, wine, and whiskey barrels. The two factory buildings located near the railroad tracks were behind the family home, which stood at 1952 Atwood Avenue. At its peak, the Hess Cooperage could manufacture 40 barrels a day. When it closed in 1966, it was the last factory in America that manufactured white oak beer kegs.

Side B
Frank J. Hess, born in southern Bohemia, entered an apprenticeship at the Pilsen Brewery at age 14 to become a cooper (barrel maker). In 1889 Frank immigrated to America. First employed as a cooper in Chicago, he later set up his own shop in Prairie du Chien manufacturing white oak beer kegs for local breweries. In 1904 Henry Fauerbach persuaded Frank to start an independent cooperage business in Madison to supply beer kegs for Fauerbach, Hausmann, Breckheimer and other breweries.
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HM NumberHML93
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series, and the Wisconsin: Dane County Historical Society series.
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Marker Number44
Year Placed2008
Placed ByDane County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 5:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 308272 N 4773730
Decimal Degrees43.09205000, -89.35571667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 5.523', W 89° 21.343'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 5' 31.38" N, 89° 21' 20.58" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1962 Atwood Ave, Madison WI 53704, US
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