Cedar Grove in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Early Dutch Settlers

Photographed by Dawn V. Toman, April 16, 2011

1. Early Dutch Settlers Marker

Inscription. In 1847 Reverend Pieter Zonne led a group of Netherlanders, originally from the Gelderland Province, to this area where a few other Dutch immigrant families had recently settled. Enticed by Zonne's energetic advertisements that "there is plenty of everything and we have sold more than $1,000 worth of fattened cattle," many additional Dutch immigrants came to the "Zonne Settlement," later named Cedar Grove. Within five years, the settlers had systematically cleared vast tracts of the forested land and more than 200 family farms were in operation.

Erected 1996 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 332.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 43° 34.1′ N, 87° 49.217′ W. Marker is in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and West Center Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 South Main Street, Cedar Grove WI 53013, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dutch Settlement (approx. 1.4 miles away); October 11th Memorial

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Historic Oostburg (approx. 3.9 miles away); Wisconsin’s Luxembourgers (approx. 4½ miles away); Pot Kiln (approx. 5.1 miles away); Little Quarry (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Company Town (approx. 5.2 miles away); Stonehaven Housing (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedar Grove.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This is a list of markers regarding Wisconsin Dutch settlers.

Photographed by Dawn V. Toman, April 16, 2011

2. Early Dutch Settlers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,376 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.