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Druecker, Wisconsin

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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
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in the Village of Grafton closed in 1926. The Druecker Stone Quarry also closed in the 1920s, and the community's post office ceased operations in 1928.
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Limestone declined in popularity for construction in the 1920s and some of Ozaukee County's quarries closed. The
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1920s. The quarry produced stone for Port Washington buildings, including
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Unincorporated communities in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
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Unincorporated community
Druecker, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Druecker, Wisconsin is located in the United States
43°26′24″N 87°52′16″W / 43.44000°N 87.87111°W / 43.44000; -87.87111
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Ozaukee
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code
262
GNIS
unincorporated community
Town of Port Washington
Ozaukee County
Wisconsin
Union Pacific
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Shore Stone Company
Milwaukee Falls Lime Company
"US Board on Geographic Names"
United States Geological Survey

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