New Holstein in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
New Holstein
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
1. New Holstein Marker
"If I cannot be the citizen of free Germany,then I would at least be a citizen of free America"
--Carl Schurz, German Revolutionary Leader, 1848
In 1848, a small group of immigrants from the Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany arrived here, then a remote wilderness, to found New Holstein. Seeking political freedom and economic opportunity, the group left Germany because of the failing struggle for democracy and opportunity in the new land. In 1847, Calumetville hotel owner and land agent Charles White along with William Ostenfeld traveled to the Schleswig-Holstein area. Their glowing description of Wisconsin convinced a number of people to emigrate to Wisconsin. In April of 1848, White, Ostenfeld and the immigrant group sailed from Hamburg on the ship Brarens and disembarked in New York, forty days later. Traveling by steamship, train, and ox-drawn wagon, the group arrived in Calumetville within the following two weeks. On May 29th Ostenfeld and seven men walked to this location and selected their land to build farms, homes and New Holstein.
Erected 1998 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 419.)
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Location. 43° 57.084′ N, 88° 5.734′ W. Marker is in New Holstein, Wisconsin, in Calumet County. It is on Washington Street north of Randolph Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is south of New Holstein City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2110 Washington Street, New Holstein WI 53061, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civic Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
2. New Holstein Marker
Also see . . . New Holstein, Wisconsin. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on August 17, 2011.)
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
3. New Holstein Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,661 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
