Druecker, Wisconsin

Druecker is an unincorporated community in the Town of Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on the east bank of Sauk Creek, and the Union Pacific railroad operates tracks passing through Druecker.

Druecker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Druecker, Wisconsin Druecker, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°26′24″N 87°52′16″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Ozaukee
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	262
GNIS feature ID	1567569[1]

History

The community is named for William Druecker, who opened the Druecker Stone Quarry in the area in 1873. The company was one of several limestone quarries that operated in Ozaukee County in the late 1800s and early 1900, and quarrying was Druecker's main economic activity from the 1870s until the 1920s.[2] The quarry produced stone for Port Washington buildings, including St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church,[3] and also operated lime kilns and a railway depot referred to as "Limekiln Station" on the Lake Shore Railway, which later became part of the Chicago and North Western Railway.[2] A post office opened in Druecker in 1886.[4]

Limestone declined in popularity for construction in the 1920s and some of Ozaukee County's quarries closed.[5] The Lake Shore Stone Company in the Town of Belgium closed in 1925, and the Milwaukee Falls Lime Company in the Village of Grafton closed in 1926. The Druecker Stone Quarry also closed in the 1920s,[2] and the community's post office ceased operations in 1928.[4]

Notes

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. "Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: Town of Port Washington". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. "Port Washington, 1835 to 1985". Port Publications, Inc. 1985. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
4. "Ozaukee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
5. "Lake Shore Stone". Galen R. Frysinger (photographs of Historic Markers written by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources). Retrieved March 20, 2020.