Green County Cheese Day

Green County Cheese Day Event Button Museum
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Text on Button GREEN COUNTY CHEESE DAY MONROE, WIS. OCT. 10, 1916
Image Description

Illustration of cheese on a plate on a white background with an outer green edge with white text
Back Paper / Back Info

MANUFACTURED BY
ST. LOUIS BUTTON CO.
St. Louis, Mo.
Pat. Aug 8, ’99
union bug
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 inch
Year / Decade Made
1916
1910s
The Manufacturer
St. Louis Button Co.
Additional Information

The Green County Cheese Day began in 1914, after local business men attended Sauerkraut Day in Forreston, Illinois and became determined to host their own food related celebration. In 1916, festival attendees witnessed 2,000 pounds of milk turn into a giant wheel of cheese, a 2 mile long "Panorama of Cheeseland" parade that included clowns and caged animals, and consumed 15,000 cheese sandwiches. Today the festival is held in September in even years, and features concerts, parades, and a cow milking contest. A king, queen, prince, princess, and ambassador are selected by popular ballet and preside over the festivities. 
Sources

Cheese Days. (2018). Festival Historic Timeline. Retrieved from https://www.cheesedays.com/cheese-days-festivals-review/
Catalog ID EV0499