Near Jacksonport in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Photographed by Devon Polzar, July 2013
1. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker
Inscription.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. . On January 18, 1889, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was formally incorporated. The congregation consisted mostly of German Lutheran immigrants from the district of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach who settled in the Jacksonport area. That spring the newly organized congregation started to construct a forty-by-twenty-eight-foot wood-frame structure using locally donated logs. The land was provided by John and Rose Anschutz, the foundation by Ernest Wiegand, the lime by John Flock, and a week's labor by Henry Anschutz. In addition, six hundred dollars was raised by the sale of cordwood, the area's primary cash crop. During the winter of 1890, the congregation secured bricks for a chimney and paid Hans Johnson to build the altar, pulpit, and pews. The interior lath and plaster had to wait for warmer weather and was completed the following spring.
On January 18, 1889, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was formally incorporated. The congregation consisted mostly of German Lutheran immigrants from the district of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach who settled in the Jacksonport area. That spring the newly organized congregation started to construct a forty-by-twenty-eight-foot wood-frame structure using locally donated logs. The land was provided by John and Rose Anschutz, the foundation by Ernest Wiegand, the lime by John Flock, and a week's labor by Henry Anschutz. In addition, six hundred dollars was raised by the sale of cordwood, the area's primary cash crop. During the winter of 1890, the congregation secured bricks for a chimney and paid Hans Johnson to build the altar, pulpit, and pews. The interior lath and plaster had to wait for warmer weather and was completed the following spring.
Erected 2012 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 544.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1842.
Location. 44° 59.825′ N, 87° 14.604′ W. Marker is near Jacksonport, Wisconsin, in Door County. It can be reached from
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the intersection of County Road T and Wendt Lane, on the right when traveling north. Marker is near the entrance to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6710 County Road T, Egg Harbor WI 54209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2013, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2013, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
