Brager Cheese Factory 

Village or Township: Springdale Township

​Address: 2355 Town Hall Rd

Years of Operation: November 30, 1888 - October 8, 1940​

Cheesemakers: John Schmidt, John Wyss, Fred Ingold (1913), Rudy Schaller, John Amports, John Hermans, Fred Gilgen, Fred Meier (1928), Carl Kilcherman, Rudy Stampfli

Cheese Types: Brick, Swiss

​Patrons: N.H. Dryden, Hans Evanson, Knut Lindelien, Swain Thoreson, Martin O. Kobbervig, Ole P. Brager, Thom E. Thorson, Arne Brosteun (guardian for Swain Thoreson), John Dryden, Ole Stuggard, Thore Spaanum. George Brager paid taxes1935. Ed Offerdahl (1913 owner)

Notes: Razed in 1978. Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: also spelled Braeger Cheese factory. E.D. Offerdadl mgr.; Springdale 1896, Mt. Horeb 1901, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1930, RD 2 1906, RD 3 1909.

Plat Map: 1890

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Postcard of Cy Henderson delivering milk

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