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Although not incorporated until 1910, Thiensville became a settlement in 1842 when John Henry Thien constructed a grist mill. A German “Free Thinker,” Thien disavowed organized religion and banned churches here, attracting other Free Thinkers to the settlement. By the 1880’s, the village became a thriving commercial center with mills, stores, hotels, blacksmiths and wagonmakers.
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Thiensville, Wisconsin · United States
