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For the smock mill in the Netherlands, see Concordia, Ede.
Concordia Mill
Concordia Mill
Concordia Mill is located in Wisconsin
Concordia Mill
Location252 Green Bay Rd.
Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°17′05″N 87°58′13″W / 43.2848°N 87.97037°W / 43.2848; -87.97037
Built1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.74000116
Added to NRHPApril 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] In 1986, PCBs were found in the millpond's fish.[8] In 1994 Cedar Creek became an EPA Superfund site, and in 1996 the mill's dam washed out, washing contaminated sediment downstream and complicating the cleanup of Cedar Creek.[9][10]

See also

Mills on Cedar Creek
Mill Name Year Built Products Produced Notes
Concordia Mill 1853 Grain Dam washed out and removed 1996
Excelsior 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

  1. ^ "WI-60: Concordia Mill". Wisconsin Historical Markers. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c 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)
  7. ^ "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  8. ^ Wawrzyn, Will (1986). "DISTRIBUTION OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS IN CEDAR CREEK SEDIMENTS AT CEDARBURG, OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN". Water Resource Management Southeast District.
  9. ^ "Cedarburg creek cleanup would mean return of fish safe to eat". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  10. ^ "CEDAR CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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