The first mill was built in the Chippewa valley, on Wilson's creek near its confluence with the Red Cedar; the site is now occupied by the village of Menomonee.

The evidence

• “The character of the tributary country is not unlike that through which the Wisconsin flows. In 1828 the first mill was built in the Chippewa valley, on Wilson's ■creek, near its confluence with the Red Cedar. Its site is now occupied by the village of Menomonee.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 184 / book p. 188

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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