Big Stone Cheese Factory

Village or Township: Perry Township

Address: N side of Kittleson Rd., just E of CTH H

Years of Operation:

Cheesemakers: Ernest & Mary (Manser) Reugsegger (1928); William & Martha (Frankhauser) Knuble, Sr.

Cheese Types: Brick, Swiss

Patrons: Nels and Ingaborg Moen

Notes: Names for large isolated stone outcrop near factory site. Destroyed by fire which was later admitted to by cheesemaker Knuble after he returned to Switzerland.
Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: Gab. Disrud, mgr. Perry PO 1896, Mt. Horeb RD 5 1906, 1909, 1916, 1922, 1930; Mt. Horeb 1913

Plat Map: 1911

For reference only - no cheese factory noted.

From Perry Town Hall collection. "Couple in carriage are Gilgian Hari (b 8/11/1843-d 2/18/1907) and Maria (Klopfenstein) Hari (b 2/21/1846- d 1924). They had nine children, six of whom were living at the time the picture was taken and are probably pictured here. Their son Gilgian (b 11/27/1873) is in front of the wagon, holding William Herman (his son b 1901). Girl standing in front of Whlhelmina is Marie Moe from Woodville (b 1899). If Marie was 3 yrs old in this picture, it was taken about 1903." Alice Yaeger (2014)

Rock that gave cheese factory its name. From Perry Town Hall collection. "Probably taken at the same time as group picture to left with mostly the same people." Alice Yaeger (2014)

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