North Perry / Moen Cheese Factory

Village or Township: Perry Township

​Address: 10829 N Perry Rd, Blue Mounds, WI

Years of Operation: <1896 - >1954

Cheesemakers: ​Christ and Elsie (Albright) Blatter (1928); Alfred Urban; Henry and Kathy Hoesly; John Richards; Alvin Ranum​

Cheese Types: ​Brick, Swiss​

​Patrons: 
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Notes: Across from Moen School (Blue Mounds Twp.). Note the absence of dense tree cover on hills above factory in the Moen School image. 

Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: A. Anderson, mgr. Perry PO 1896, 1898, 1903; Mt. Horeb 1901; Blue Mounds 1906-1922. 

Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory- Architectural Style: Side Gabled. Wall Material: Clapboard.
Map: 1954 
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Wisconsin Historical Society Collection
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Wisconsin Historical Society Collection
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Note the absence of dense tree cover on hills above factory.
Off site resource
Road View and Map
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