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/////////////////////////////////Dells Mill - Augusta, Wi
oldest Wisconsin Mill still in operation.
The Dells Mill Museum is 5 miles north Augusta WI
on County Road V just off of State Highway 27
(about 35 miles SW of Chippewa Falls, WI)
"This remarkable, five-story building,
built in 1864 is entirely constructed of hand-hewn timbers
fastened with wooden pegs.
Except for the grindstones,
the mill machinery, including the millwheel, gears and pulleys,
is also fashioned entirely of wood.
The waterpower generated by Bridge Creek
is transferred from waterwheel to milling machinery
over 3000 feet of belting and 175 pulleys."
- section from the Explore Wisconsin website
half a mile to the east of the Dells Pond
lies the Dells Mill school
built in 1866
to serve as an elementary school for grades 1 through 8
Walldog of yesterday
around the turn of the century
mural artists painted external signs and murals, many on buildings
used as advertisements throughout the United States
Walldogs of today
About 160 international artists
billboard painters, graphic designers, portrait artists and more
from throughout the U.S., Canada and Germany
known as the Walldogs,
painted 21 murals in four days
Seven of the 21 painted onto aluminum panels
the others painted onto the exterior
Plymouth Wisconsin invested $123,000 in this project
Below:
Plymouth Brewery
Artist: Bill & Jane Diaz
In 1882,
the National Cheese Exchange
was established at Plymouth
where national cheese prices were set until 1955
The city was soon known as the Cheese Capital of the World
Below:
Plymouth Cheese Exchange
Bernie Poff - Prairie du Sac, WI
Today,
several cheese and dairy companies
are flourishing in Plymouth
History of S&R
Artist: Michael Clark
In the late 1870s,
Many prominent European cheese masters
came to this small picturesque German community
because they had heard of the abundance and richness
of Wisconsin produced milk
The Artist: Scott Lindley
The Mural: WadhamÔÇÖs Mobile Gas
Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee
refinery was in Indiana
between 1917 and 1930
Wadham's built over 100
distinctive pagodas filling and service stations
Wadham's was purchased by
Vacuum Oil Company in 1930.
Vacuum Oil was acquired by Socony
which later became Mobil
Early gas stations were small, ugly or utilitarian buildings
that attracted complaints from neighbors
Wadham's signature Pagoda service stations
Japanese culture
which was popular at the turn of the century,
the design was one of the earlier examples of architecture
forging a brand identity
Each building was unique,
having a different roofline and floor plan
see the Cedarburg photo below
for the pagoda-style roofs made of stamped-metal tiles
Atop the gabled red roofs many stations had cupolas -
with lanterns hanging from the corners
Most of the Wadhams pagodas
have suffered the fate of being razed
in favor of the boring modern box style
Few of these stations remain
One, built in 1927, was in use as a gas station until 1978
was restored in 2000,
and is now a Registered Historic Place
in the city of West Allis, WI.
Another, pictured below was built in 1926,
and is part of the Historic District in Cedarburg, WI.
eye-catching stations
something you would expect
to see on Route 66
Remember . . . the soda machines outside of every gas station,
with the little bottle cap opener built on the machine
and the wooden cases for honor returns?
. . . and the taste that tickled your tongue
It is ironic, Coke/Pepsi out survived the great soda of my youth
The Artist: Cisco Vargas
The Mural:Plymouth Bottling Works
The Town of Goodman originated in 1908
as a logging community built by R.B. Goodman.
a community in which to house his employees (AKA Company town)
The town center, now known as the Goodman Club House
offered a ballroom, theater, and restaurant.
Famous entertainers frequented the Club House
bringing top name performances to the area.
The eighth cutting cycle on the original Goodman Lumber Company land
took place in 1999.
From 1927 through 1999,
417 million board feet of timber have been removed
yet the tract still contains
about the same volume of timber that it had in 1927