Gulson Cheese Factory 

Village or Township: Vermont Township

​Address: 4409 Blue Mounds Trail, Black Earth, WI

Years of Operation: 1918 - Early 1930's

Cheesemakers: Fred Zimmerman, Jost Hoesli (1928), Eddie Jorgenson, Oscar Roshardt

Cheese Types: ​​Block Swiss, Brick, American​

​Patrons: Melvin Huset; Anton Severson

Notes: Built on Pleasant Valley Rd. just up from Gulson farm (?-Blue Mounds Tr.). Jost Hoesli won gold watch at expo in Chicago for his cheese. George Gulson was manager of Vermont Cheese Factory in 1909, 1913. 

Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: Black Earth PO 1922, 1930.​
Plat Map: 1911
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For reference only, no cheese factory noted.
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Off site resources
Vermont Township History p.51 (large file)
Road View and Map
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