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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 |
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 mill's dam washed out during heavy spring flooding and was rebuilt sometime 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 that operated for several 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> |
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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> |
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> |
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Concordia Mill | |
Location | 252 Green Bay Rd. Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin |
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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 |
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 mill's dam washed out during heavy spring flooding and was rebuilt sometime later.[3] The mill operated until World War II when it was converted into a distillery that operated for several 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]
See also
Mill Name | Year Built | Products Produced | Notes |
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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 |
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.
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(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.
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: 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.
- Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
- Limestone buildings in the United States
- Industrial buildings completed in 1853
- Grinding mills in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs