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FREDERICK PABST (1836 - 1904) German-American brewer who started in his father-in-law's business and eventually took over turning it into what is now the Pabst Brewing Company. "The Blue Ribbon" part came as a result of winning the Blue Ribbon at the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. |
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FOREST HOME CEMETERY, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN |
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JOSEPH SCHLITZ (1831-1875) A German immigrant, Joseph Schlitz took a bookkeeping position with the Krug brewery upon his arrival in the United States. After August Krug's death, Schlitz took over the company and turned it into the giant Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. His grave marker is a Cenotaph. When returning to Germany for a visit his ship wrecked near England and his body was lost at sea. |
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VALENTIN BLATZ (1926-1994) Another German-born immigrant who started in the beer business and ended up a multi-millionaire. Blatz was the first of the Milwaukee brewers to develop a reputation outside of Milwaukee. |
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FOREST HOME CEMETERY, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN |
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FREDERICK MILLER (1924 - 1988) Miller emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1954. He surveyed the States looking for a suitable place to ply his trade and decided that Milwaukee was a magnificent port city. He paid $8,000 for the abandoned Plank-Road Brewery and the rest is history. |
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CALVARY CEMETERY, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN |
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THEODORE HAMM (1825 - 1903) In 1865 German immigrant Theodore Hamm inherited the Excelsior Brewery from a friend and business associate. The brewery was constructed over artesian wells in Phalen Creek in St. Paul, Minnesota. By the 1980's the Hamm's Brewing Company was the second largest in Minnesota. |
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CALVARY CEMETERY, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA |
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JACOB SCHMIDT (1946 - 1910) Born in Bavarian, Jacob Schmidt came to St. Paul, Minnesota to work with his friend Theodore Hamm of the Hamm's Brewery Co. After a few failed attempts, including one brewery that burned to the ground, Schmidt became a success. |
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 CALVARY CEMETERY, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA |
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GOTTLIEB HEILEMAN (1824 - 1878) Gottlieb Heileman was born in Kirchheim, Germany. He partnered with Johan Gundin Milwaukee in 1958 to form the City Brewing Company. When Gund retired in 1972 Heileman took over the company and gave it his name. The G. Heileman brewing company is best known for its "Old Style" brand and, at one point, with a number of breweries consolidating with it just before sale, it was the third largest beer producer behind Anheuser-Busch and Miller. |
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OAK GROVE CEMETERY, LACROSSE, WISCONSIN |
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JACOB LEINENKUGEL 1842 - 1899 As with most of the big beer brewers of the Era, Jacob Leinenkugel emigrated to the United States from Germany. His brewery is one of the few remaining breweries that is still independently owned. |
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HOPE CEMETERY, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN |
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