Blue Mounds in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
German Valley
Evangelical Lutheran Parochial Schule
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, July 24, 2014
1. German Valley Marker
Shortly thereafter, a parochial school erected in the valley below, taught Christian values in the native language. It remained active into the early 1900s. The school building was sold in 1923 and moved to a nearby farm.
In 1997, Dale Arneson and Verlyn Edseth acquired the deteriorating building, moved it to these grounds and with the help of several members of the congregation restored the interior and exterior to its previous appearance.
The schoolhouse serves as a reminder of the heritage of German Valley.
Eph 6.4: “Fathers do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord.”
Erected 2002 by Dane County Historical Society. (Marker Number 38.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Education
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Location. 42° 58.833′ N, 89° 47.377′ W. Marker is in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in Dane County. Marker is on South Erbe Road, 2 miles south of U.S. 18-151, on the left when traveling south. Located on the grounds of German Valley Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2294 South Erbe Road, Blue Mounds WI 53517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Blue Mounds Fort (approx. 2.7 miles away); Blue Mounds Fort (approx. 3 miles away); Brigham Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Brigham Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); Old Town (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hauge Log Church - 1852 (approx. 3.8 miles away); Army Cargo Plane Crash (approx. 4˝ miles away); Springdale Lutheran Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Mounds.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, July 24, 2014
2. German Valley Marker
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, July 24, 2014
3. German Valley Cemetery entrance
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, July 24, 2014
4. Another German Valley Marker
to the South of subject with what appears to be a church corner stone.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, July 24, 2014
5. Close up of additional marker
These grounds were the site of three Immanuel Lutheran Churches of German Valley. The congregation was organized in 1856 and met at eh homes of members until the first church was built in 1867. A larger church was built in 1894 which was struck and burned by lightning in 1906. A third church was built in 1907 and was razed in 1953. The present Immanuel Lutheran Church is located in Mt. Horeb at 310 West Main Street.
This marker was erected by Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Wirth in memory of their grandson Roderick W. Wirth 1979
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 894 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • William J. Toman was the editor who published this page.
