Hillside Cheese Factory
Perry Township
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1382 SH 78, Mt. Horeb WI 53572
Off site resource
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Operated: <1913 - 1961
Cheesemakers: John J. Sager (1928), John Gehrig (1951)
Cheese Types: Brick, Swiss, Muenster
Patrons: Otto Hill. Albert Boley, Ray Wiest, Ruben Grinder, Olaf Docken, Alida Anderson, Herman Hefty (co-owners) sold to Walter R. Schwarz in 1961 to remove building.
Notes: Razed. Originally O.O. Hill's farm. Foundation was still there in the late 1970's. Site of current Perry Twp. Garage. "Hillside" in "The historic Perry Norwegian settlement". Herman Hefty, sec.1950'-1960's
Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: "Hill Side" 1913. Mt. Horeb PO 1913-1930. |
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