Langes Corners, Wisconsin

Langes Corners, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Langes Corners
Langes Corners
Coordinates: 44°23′08″N 87°51′39″W / 44.38556°N 87.86083°W / 44.38556; -87.86083Coordinates: 44°23′08″N 87°51′39″W / 44.38556°N 87.86083°W / 44.38556; -87.86083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Brown
Town New Denmark
Elevation 873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1581156[1]

Langes Corners is an unincorporated community located in the Town of New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Langes Corners is located along County Highway R 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the village of Denmark.[2]

Industry

Dairy

In 1916, Steve Siudzinski purchased the Langes Corners Cheese Factory, which he renamed Steve's Cheese.[3] In 1934, Siudzinski began making large blocks of cheese as a promotional stunt, starting with 2,000-pound and 3,800-pound blocks of cheese.[3][4] These large cheeses were often purchased by grocery stores or other groups to aid in promotions and sales.[5] Siudzinski often partnered with Kraft Foods Inc to help bring in enough milk to produce the blocks of cheese.[5] In 1964, Siudzinski made the world's largest block of cheese for the 1964 New York World's Fair, which weighed 34,591 pounds.[3][4]

In 2000, Steve's Cheese was bought by the Smits family, and they moved the offices and store to the village of Denmark, Wisconsin.[3] The factory is still in use by BelGioioso Cheese today.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Langes Corners, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ Brown County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". Steve's Cheese. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "World's Largest Cheese". Neville Public Museum. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 G. M. Trout (December 1960). "Mammoth Cheese". Journal of Dairy Science. Retrieved July 29, 2016.


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