New Ulm in Brown County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
New Ulm
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013
1. New Ulm Marker
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New Ulm. . In 1851, leaders of the Dakota Nation signed the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux with the United States Government. This treaty opened new lands in Minnesota Territory for settlement. Two years later, German immigrants in Chicago, led by Frederick Beinhorn, formed the Chicago Land Society. They sent Athanasius Henle, Frank Massopust, Christian Ludwig Meyer, and Alois Palmer to search for a suitable site for a town. On Oct. 7, 1854, the scouting party selected an ideal location near the confluence of the Minnesota and Cottonwood rivers. The site was recommended by a French fur trader, Joseph La Framboise. , In May of 1855, members of the Chicago group reorganized as the "German Land Association of Minnesota." They named the site "New Ulm" because many original settlers came from the vicinity of Ulm in Wόrttemberg, Germany. The following year they filed on 16 quarter-sections of land. At this time, members of the Turner Colonization Society of Cincinnati arrived in New Ulm seeking land for a German Colony. The two groups agreed to merge and incorporated the town of New Ulm on March 6, 1857. , The careful planning of the first settlers is evident in New Ulm today. Wide tree-lined streets, spacious boulevards, and numerous parks and public areas are part of their original plan. The town survived the catastrophes of the Dakota War (1862), a tornado (1881), grasshopper plaques and crop failures. The City of New Ulm, nestled in the Minnesota River Valley, remains full of old-world charm and tradition, a tribute to the pioneering vision of its founders. ,
Erected by the Brown County Historical Society , and City of New Ulm. 1994.
In 1851, leaders of the Dakota Nation signed the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux with the United States Government. This treaty opened new lands in Minnesota Territory for settlement. Two years later, German immigrants in Chicago, led by Frederick Beinhorn, formed the Chicago Land Society. They sent Athanasius Henle, Frank Massopust, Christian Ludwig Meyer, and Alois Palmer to search for a suitable site for a town. On Oct. 7, 1854, the scouting party selected an ideal location near the confluence of the Minnesota and Cottonwood rivers. The site was recommended by a French fur trader, Joseph La Framboise.
In May of 1855, members of the Chicago group reorganized as the "German Land Association of Minnesota." They named the site "New Ulm" because many original settlers came from the vicinity of Ulm in Wόrttemberg, Germany. The following year they filed on 16 quarter-sections of land. At this time, members of the Turner Colonization Society of Cincinnati arrived in New Ulm seeking land for a German Colony. The two groups agreed to merge and incorporated the town of New Ulm on March 6, 1857.
The careful planning of the first settlers is evident in New Ulm today. Wide tree-lined streets, spacious boulevards, and numerous parks and public areas are part of their original plan. The town survived the catastrophes of the Dakota
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War (1862), a tornado (1881), grasshopper plaques and crop failures. The City of New Ulm, nestled in the Minnesota River Valley, remains full of old-world charm and tradition, a tribute to the pioneering vision of its founders.
Erected by the Brown County Historical Society
and City of New Ulm. 1994
Erected 1994 by the Brown County Historical Society and City of New Ulm.
Location. 44° 18.84′ N, 94° 27.685′ W. Marker is in New Ulm, Minnesota, in Brown County. It is on North Broadway (State Highway 15/68) north of 1st North Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the New Ulm City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Broadway, New Ulm MN 56073, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arbeiter Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Forster Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Forster Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Forster Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Battles of New Ulm
Also see . . . New Ulm, Minnesota. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 20, 2013.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013
3. New Ulm Marker
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013
4. New Ulm Marker
New Ulm City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,802 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
