Near Daleyville in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hauge Log Church - 1852

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

1. Hauge Log Church - 1852 Marker

Inscription. Early Norse pioneers who realized a need for a house of worship built the first Norwegian Lutheran Church in western Dane County from logs in the winter of 1851-52. First services held May 27, 1852 by the Rev. A.C. Preus. Previous itinerant pastors included C. Clausen, E Eielson, J.W.C. Dietrichson. Resident pastors from 1854 were P.A. Rasmussen, J.N. Fjeld, P.J. Solberg, and Knudt Hageseth who conducted last services in 1887 when congregation moved into a new church.

Erected 1963 by Dane County Historical Society. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Norwegian-Americans, and the Wisconsin, Dane County Historical Society series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1836.

Location. 42° 55.798′ N, 89° 49.188′ W. Marker is near Daleyville, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is on County Route Z half a mile west of Wisconsin Highway 78, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1321 County Road Z, Mount Horeb WI 53572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: German Valley (approx. 3.8

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miles away); Site of Blue Mounds Fort (approx. 5.3 miles away); Blue Mounds Fort (approx. 5.9 miles away); Brigham Park (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Brigham Park (approx. 6.8 miles away); Army Cargo Plane Crash (approx. 7 miles away); Old Town (approx. 7.2 miles away); Robert M. La Follette: The Early Years (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Court battle over view from historic Norwegian church could cost small town more than $1 million. (Submitted on February 8, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Gordon Govier

2. Hauge Log Church - 1852 Marker

Hauge Log Church Graveyard and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

3. Hauge Log Church Graveyard and Marker

Hauge Log Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

4. Hauge Log Church

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

5. Hauge Log Church

Hauge Log Church interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

6. Hauge Log Church interior

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

7. Hauge Log Church interior

Hauge Log Church Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gordon Govier, October 8, 2010

8. Hauge Log Church Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2010, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,443 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 8, 2010, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.