Historic Walking Tour of Cedarburg

Touring Cedarburg is like journeying back 150 years, for many of the limestone and cream city brick buildings from that era remain unchanged today. From its birth as a village in the 1840s, the source of Cedarburg’s vigor was Cedar Creek, along which German and Irish immigrants built five dams and mills. Landmark preservation has become a commitment of the entire community and Washington Street in downtown Cedarburg is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The city has over 200 historically significant structures. The Cedarburg History Museum is included as part of this tour, but is not included in the 90-minute walking tour. The museum opens at 10AM and can be visited before or after the walking tour; an exhibit on the Civil War will be featured.