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Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'?

Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'?


Title	Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'?
Description	Back in 1875, J.R. Berthelet discovered that limestone found in the area now included in the village of Shorewood was ideal for making natural cement. One year later a plant for the manufacture of the cement was built at the foot of what is now N. Richards st. on the east bank of the Milwaukee river. The enterprise was so successful that the original plant was enlarged and remodeled and a new one was built across the river. Later two other companies built mills along the river and the area became known popularly as "Cementville." Up until the first decade of this century, the region was one of the most important for cement production in the state. Then, the invention of the rotary kiln made the manufacture of portland cement cheaper than Shorewood's natural variety, and by 1909 all four of the village's mills had discontinued operation. (Picture from the book "Shorewood, " and information from the local history collection of the Milwaukee public library.)
Library of Congress Subject Headings	Shorewood (Wis.); Cement industries -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood
Publisher	Milwaukee Public Library
Date Original	188?
Source	Milwaukee Journal
Newspaper Publication Date	1968-08-28
Date Copyrighted	2005
Type	Image
Has Format	Photograph
Relation	RW 501
Collection	Remember When, F. P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
Rights	All rights reserved © Milwaukee Public Library
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Date created	2006-01-13

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