[1] The brewery was located in Oshkosh on Harney street, where the original homestead still stands.
The Bavarian immigrant August Horn and the German-born Lenhardt Schwalm teamed up in 1864 or 1866[1] to form the Brooklyn Brewery, named after the part of Oshkosh in which it was located.
[1] The families lived above the brewery in a two-story frame structure and took in boarders to help pay the bills.
[1] Competition eventually forced its owners to merge with two other brewers in 1894, Union Brewing Co., operated by John Glatz, and Gambrinus Brewing Co.[1] Each merging member of the new brewery gave each other one dollar to seal the deal.
The chief was involved in major events, including treaty settlements, military activities, and the case of the lost Partridge child.