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	Concordia Mill
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Concordia Mill
Location	252 Green Bay Rd.; Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°17′05″N 87°58′13″W / 43.2848°N 87.97037°W
Built	1853
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	74000116
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1974

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The Concordia Mill is a former gristmill on Cedar Creek located in Hamilton, Wisconsin, United States. The limestone mill was built in 1853 by Edward H. Janssen and his brother, Theodore, along with a Mr. Gaitsch with locally quarried limestone.^[1]^[2] In 1881 the mills dam washed out during heavy spring flooding and was rebuilt some time later.^[3] The mill operated until World War II when it was converted into a distillery which operated for a number of years.^[2] On April 26, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places,^[4]^[2] and the surrounding area, known as the Hamilton Historic District was added to the NRHP two years later.^[5]

From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the City of Cedarburg's sewers carried waste oil containing PCBs from the local Mercury Marine plant to the Cedarburg Mill's pond, upstream of Concordia Mill.^[6] The contamination also spread downstream to Concordia Mill's pond, where it settled into the sediment.^[7] While Cedar Creek became an EPA Superfund clean-up site in 1994, the contamination in Hamilton was unknown until 1996, when the mill's dam washed out, exposing the contaminated sediments and complicating the cleanup of Cedar Creek.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "WI-60: Concordia Mill". Wisconsin Historical Markers. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c Anderson, Donald N. (1973-07-31). "Concordia Mill". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
^ "Early history of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin". 1965. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Concordia Mill". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
^ "Historic Hamilton" (PDF). Town of Cedarburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
^ Writer, Richard Wronski, Tribune Staff. "QUAINT TOWN'S TAINTED CREEK TO GET CLEANUP". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
^ "Cedarburg creek cleanup would mean return of fish safe to eat". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
^ "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

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[1] "WI-60: Concordia Mill". Wisconsin Historical Markers. Retrieved 2012-10-02.

[:0-2] Anderson, Donald N. (1973-07-31). "Concordia Mill". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

[3] "Early history of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin". 1965. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] "Concordia Mill". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

[5] "Historic Hamilton" (PDF). Town of Cedarburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

[6] Writer, Richard Wronski, Tribune Staff. "QUAINT TOWN'S TAINTED CREEK TO GET CLEANUP". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:02-7] "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.

[8] "Cedarburg creek cleanup would mean return of fish safe to eat". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

[9] "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

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 The '''Concordia Mill''' is a former [[gristmill]] on [[Cedar Creek (Wisconsin)|Cedar Creek]] located in [[Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Hamilton]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]. The limestone mill was built in 1853 by [[Edward H. Janssen]] and his brother, Theodore, along with a Mr. Gaitsch with locally quarried limestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.blogspot.com/2012/08/wi-60-concordia-mill.html|title=WI-60: Concordia Mill|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Markers|accessdate=2012-10-02}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1881 the mills dam washed out during heavy spring flooding and was rebuilt some time later.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1965|title=Early history of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=header&id=WI.OzEarlyHist&isize=M|language=en-US}}</ref> The mill operated until World War II when it was converted into a distillery which operated for a number of years.<ref name=":0" /> On April 26, 1974, it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia Mill|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963813&dsRecordDetails=R:HI28551|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2017-01-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Donald N.|title=Concordia Mill|url={{NRHP url|id=74000116}}|accessdate=2017-01-10|work=[[NRHP]] Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|date=1973-07-31}}</ref> and the surrounding area, known as the [[Hamilton Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)|Hamilton Historic District]] was added to the NRHP two years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.town.cedarburg.wi.us/cm/pdfs/Hamilton%20Historic%20District%20Booklet%201976.pdf|title=Historic Hamilton|publisher=Town of Cedarburg|accessdate=2012-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214105945/http://www.town.cedarburg.wi.us/cm/pdfs/Hamilton%20Historic%20District%20Booklet%201976.pdf|archive-date=2010-12-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the [[Cedarburg, Wisconsin|City of Cedarburg's]] sewers carried waste oil containing [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCBs]] from the local [[Mercury Marine]] plant to the [[Cedarburg Mill]] ruck pond, upstream of Concordia Mill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Richard Wronski, Tribune Staff|title=QUAINT TOWN'S TAINTED CREEK TO GET CLEANUP|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-02-9401020038-story.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The contamination also spread downstream to Concordia Mill's pond, where it settled into the sediment.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=CEDAR CREEK Site Profile|url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0506429#bkground|access-date=2021-04-01|website=cumulis.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref> While Cedar Creek became an [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] [[Superfund]] clean-up site in 1994, the contamination in Hamilton was unknown until 1996, when the mill's dam washed out, exposing the contaminated sediments and complicating the cleanup of Cedar Creek.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cedarburg creek cleanup would mean return of fish safe to eat|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/cedar-creek-cleanup-in-cedarburg-eventually-would-mean-return-of-fish-safe-to-eat-b99614211z1-350763871.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.jsonline.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CEDAR CREEK Site Profile|url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0506429|access-date=2020-12-09|website=cumulis.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
+From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the [[Cedarburg, Wisconsin|City of Cedarburg's]] sewers carried waste oil containing [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCBs]] from the local [[Mercury Marine]] plant to the [[Cedarburg Mill]]'s pond, upstream of Concordia Mill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Richard Wronski, Tribune Staff|title=QUAINT TOWN'S TAINTED CREEK TO GET CLEANUP|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-02-9401020038-story.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The contamination also spread downstream to Concordia Mill's pond, where it settled into the sediment.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=CEDAR CREEK Site Profile|url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0506429#bkground|access-date=2021-04-01|website=cumulis.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref> While Cedar Creek became an [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] [[Superfund]] clean-up site in 1994, the contamination in Hamilton was unknown until 1996, when the mill's dam washed out, exposing the contaminated sediments and complicating the cleanup of Cedar Creek.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cedarburg creek cleanup would mean return of fish safe to eat|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/cedar-creek-cleanup-in-cedarburg-eventually-would-mean-return-of-fish-safe-to-eat-b99614211z1-350763871.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.jsonline.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CEDAR CREEK Site Profile|url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0506429|access-date=2020-12-09|website=cumulis.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
 == See also ==

Mill Name	Year Built	Products Produced	Notes
Concordia Mill	1853	Grain	Dam washed out and removed 1996
Exelsior Mill, later Cedarburg Wire and Nail Factory	1871	Grain, lumber, drawn steel, hydroelectricity
Columbia Mill	1843	Grain	Demolished
Cedarburg Mill	1844	Grain	Rebuilt 1855 with current stone structure
Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill	1864	Textiles