Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

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Hamilton, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Concordia Mill
Concordia Mill
Hamilton, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Hamilton, Wisconsin
Hamilton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°17′03″N 87°58′18″W / 43.28417°N 87.97167°W / 43.28417; -87.97167Coordinates: 43°17′03″N 87°58′18″W / 43.28417°N 87.97167°W / 43.28417; -87.97167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyOzaukee
Elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)262
GNIS feature ID1566010[1]
Hamilton Historic District
Hamilton Historic District May09.jpg
A portion of the district.
LocationCedarburg, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No.76000070
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1976

Hamilton is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Much of the community is part of the Hamilton Historic District, a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The NRHP-listed Concordia Mill is also located in the community.[2][3]

History[]

Hamilton was settled by Irish immigrants in the early 1840s. It was originally named "New Dublin" and was the first white settlement in the Cedarburg area. The first documented resident was Joseph Gardenier, who built a log shanty on Cedar Creek as his headquarters for surveying for the construction of the Green Bay Road.[4] It was renamed in 1847 after William S. Hamilton, a member of the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and son of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of Treasury. In 1848, Hamilton became the first stop on the stagecoach route between Milwaukee and Green Bay. The community prospered until the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway was built in nearby Cedarburg in 1870. Cedarburg grew into an incorporated city, overshadowing rural Hamilton.[5]

In 1974, Hamilton was designated a historic site by the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and the Hamilton Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[6]

References[]

Media related to Hamilton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b "Hamilton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Historic Hamilton" (PDF). Town of Cedarburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. ^ Hundt, Katherine E. (1976-04-21). "Hamilton Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  4. ^ "Town of Cedarburg". History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Publishing. 1881. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ^ "Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: Cedarburg". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. ^ "Hamilton Historic District". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.


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