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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MW1_the-history-of-the-boerner-building_Cedarburg-WI.html
It was on this site in the 1840s that Christian Boerner opened a general store, selling primarily dry goods. Little could anyone imagine that this store would ultimately become a movie theater so significant to the life and tradition of the commun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVZ_the-first-100-years_Cedarburg-WI.html
From the beginning, energy played a vital role in Cedarburg's history. In the mid-1800s, the swift currents and natural falls of Cedar Creek attracted German immigrants who harnessed the energy to power their grain mills. The mills brought people …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19BZ_ancient-paths_Cedarburg-WI.html
In our ancient past, Wisconsin was crossed by a system of trails first forged by deer and elk as they migrated in search of good weather, food and salt. Native Americans used the Paths as they hunted, traded, and made war in troubled times. Some P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Z7_liberty-tree-memorial_Cedarburg-WI.html
The American Liberty elm was named after "The Liberty Tree": Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Q6_kaehlers-mill_Cedarburg-WI.html
At the intersection of present day Covered Bridge and Kaehlers Mill Roads was the hamlet of Kaehlers Mill. A flouring mill was established in about 1847 by Charles F. Uhlig. After going bankrupt, Uhlig's mother sold the west half of the northwest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYF1_hamilton-turnhalle_Cedarburg-WI.html
The Hamilton Turnhalle, a fieldstone building trimmed with cut limestone quoins, lintels and sills, was constructed by local farmers and merchants in 1867. Edward Janssen was the contractor.
The last remaining turner hall of its type in the Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOSD_cedarburg-mill_Cedarburg-WI.html
Built of native limestone in 1855 by Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder at a cost of $22,000, on land at $1 per acre, this mill ground 120 barrels of flour daily. Burchard Weber was the builder.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMCI_interurban-bridge-riding-the-interurban_Cedarburg-WI.html
Interurban Bridge In 1907, the Milwaukee Northern Railway Company constructed this riveted-steel Thru Truss Bridge over Cedar Creek. Manufactured by Carnegie Steel and measuring 159 ft. long by 12 ft. wide by 20 ft. high, the bridge was constructe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLW7_concordia-mill_Cedarburg-WI.html
Built in 1853 by Edward H. Janssen, with his brother Theodore and a Mr. Gaitsch, this mill exemplifies the local structural use of this area's excellent native limestone during the middle 1800's.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLW5_hamilton_Cedarburg-WI.html
Settled by Irish immigrants, "New Dublin" was renamed in 1847 after William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander, spent the night here in what became the first stagecoach stop between Milwaukee and Green Bay (1848). Settled before Cedarburg, Hamilton ret…