New Prague in Scott County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Philipp's Park

The City of New Prague

— Est. 1992 —

Philipp's Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. Philipp's Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In 1856, Anton Philipp of Bavaria, New Prague's first settler, built a dugout log home along the banks of the tributary to Raven Stream. The first Bohemian settlers also built their first homes along the creek later in the same year. The site became part of what was later known as Philipp's Addition, an area comprising a large portion of New Prague on the Scott County side of Main Street. This park property was donated to the City of New Prague in 1992 by the Emil Dvorak family.

Park development was in cooperation with the
Minnesota Department of Transportation's Community Roadside
Landscaping Partnership Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 44° 32.64′ N, 93° 35.039′ W. Marker is in New Prague, Minnesota, in Scott County. Marker is on 4th Avenue Northwest (State Highway 21) just north of Main Street West (Colvill Memorial Highway) (State Highway 13/19), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside

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the walkway at the southwest corner of Philipp's Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Prague MN 56071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Northside Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Greenway Park (approx. one mile away); Reverend Emil Polášek (approx. 7.3 miles away); Nachbar Donated Site (approx. 8.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.4 miles away); The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Prague.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Anton Philipp (Find A Grave).

Anton Philipp, arrived here in 1856 in what was then a wilderness. He was joined by a group of pioneers who later arrived from Bohemia. Coming here from Indiana at the age of 35, Mr. Philipp built his first log cabin on the bank of the creek north of the present New Prague Creamery site. The cabin was described as being 20 feet long and 10 feet wide and containing two rooms. The logs still had the bark on them, and there was a dirt floor. The roof consisted of a layer of dirt over
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. Philipp's Park Marker
straw. Settlers who had no place to live stayed with the Philipp family until they were able to provide their own rude housing. Mr. Philipp sold un-surveyed lots and parcels of land to other pioneer settlers. St. Wenceslaus parish was founded late in 1856, and the following year the first log church was built on land donated by Mr. Philipp.

(Submitted on November 19, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. Philipp's Park Marker

(looking northeast • Philipp's Park in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.