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John Hartmetz Brewery, circa 1890, with horses and wagons loaded with kegs outside. This was located on New Harmony Rd. (Harmony Way) and was built in 1863 when it opened as the Henry Schnieder brewery. Schneider suffered business losses, and Hartmetz purchased it at a sheriff's auction in 1877. Hartmetz, "Evansville Brewery and Fulton Ave Brewery merged to form the Evansville Brewing Association in 1893 in an effort to protect small breweries. This association was reportedly the result of a price war between the larger F.W. Cook Brewery and the non-affiliated breweries in town. The main office went to the Fulton Avenue Brewery [around 1910] and the others were eventually closed. (http://historicevansville.com/site.php?id=hartmetzbrewery) This building was razed sometime around 1940.

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