Little Chute in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
St. John Nepomucene
Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl
1. St. John Nepomucene Marker
The Reverend Theodore J. Van den Broek (1783-1851) founded St. John Parish here in 1836 as a mission, serving the Indians in a 300 square mile area. The present church was built between 1860-1868. Little Chute owes its Dutch heritage to this priest, who returned to Holland and persuaded three boatloads of families to come here in 1848. Fr. Van den Broek is buried on the site of the present church.
Erected 1974 by Little Chute Kiwanis Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 44° 16.704′ N, 88° 18.87′ W. Marker is in Little Chute, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. It is on Vandenbroek Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 411 Vandenbroek Street, Little Chute WI, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty of the Cedars (approx. 0.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Captain Hendrick Aupaumut (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wisconsin's First Deed
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 60 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 16, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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