On Northwest Cross Street at West Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling north on Northwest Cross Street.
Near this spot, then known as Curry's Grove, on October 19, 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered an address in his campaign for the United States Senate. His words were little noted nor long remembered, but of such things too is history made. — — Map (db m149876) HM
On Highway 24 (U.S. 24) west of County Road 1250 E (County Route 1250), on the left when traveling west.
In 1824 Cornelius Vandeventer a native of Ohio, became the first permanent settler in this area. Additional pioneers came over the next few years from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1829 Alexander Curry purchased a claim on . . . — — Map (db m149875) HM
On Indiana Route 135 north of Indiana Route 45, on the right when traveling north.
The Brown County Jamboree began
informally in Bean Blossom as a free
outdoor show featuring local musicians.
Gradually commercialized and
professionally promoted, the Jamboree
drew large crowds by 1941, including
attendees from other . . . — — Map (db m206706) HM
On State Road 46 at T C Steele Road, on the right when traveling east on State Road 46. Reported missing.
Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) lived and painted south of here, 1907-1926. Member of Hoosier Group of American impressionists, his landscape paintings captured picturesque panoramas characteristic of area. Property is State Historic Site; . . . — — Map (db m242256) HM
On East Main Street east of State Road 135, on the left when traveling east.
( West - Plaque )
Lest We Forget
From its inception in 1836, Brown County has given freely its sons and daughters to serve in the quest for World Peace. Its sacrifices began in 1846 with the Mexican War, and continued through the . . . — — Map (db m63223) WM
On South Van Buren Street (Indiana Route 135) south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Photographer, artist, and newspaper columnist Frank Hohenberger moved to Nashville in 1917. Through his black and white, large format photographs, he documented the residents, artists, daily life, traditions, and natural beauty of Brown County. . . . — — Map (db m184584) HM
On South Van Buren Street (Indiana Route 135) just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frank P. Taggart Building / Miller’s Drug Store, circa 1873, has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior. — — Map (db m206745) HM
On Jefferson Street North at West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street North.
Attracted by the area’s natural beauty and its residents’ rustic lifestyles, a group of professional artists began working in Brown County by 1908. The Brown County Art Colony gained renown as its members exhibited regularly, first in the . . . — — Map (db m206708) HM
On East Main Street at South Van Buren Street (Indiana Route 135) on East Main Street.
Ever since the year 1867, a public hostelry of one form or another has occupied this corner. It served the logging industry for many years & later became a gathering place for artists. In recent years it has become the cornerstone of the tourist . . . — — Map (db m206747) HM
On West Main Street at South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The pump and pump house were reconstructed in 2017 courtesy of the Rotary Club of Brown County.
Prior to 1949, several pumps were in use around Nashville to provide water for families who were without a well on their property, and . . . — — Map (db m206742) HM
Near Abe Martin Lodge Road east of Brown County State Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
Cartoonist and journalist Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard 1868-1930) was born in Ohio. He worked for the Indianapolis News by 1891, mainly as a political caricaturist. He created Abe Martin, his popular folksy and witty cartoon character, in 1904. . . . — — Map (db m244858) HM
Near Abe Martin Lodge Road, 2 miles south of Indiana Road 46, on the right when traveling north.
The name of the lodge and its cabins comes from a time when the rugged hills of Brown County were the backdrop for homespun humor.
Rustic cabins provided the first lodging at Brown County State Park. Visitors bought their groceries at a . . . — — Map (db m244859) HM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
125 years ago Everest was established when Edwin Sandison acquired a tract of land along the new Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way. The town was named after Col. Aaron S. Everest who projected the railroad extension connecting Atchison and . . . — — Map (db m77933) HM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
[Selected representative tiles]
Thomas Corwin Honnell
Ohio Vol Infantry
Captain Civil War 1861-1865
Elmer Martin Larson
US Navy - WWI
Seaman - USS Delaware
DIA 10 8 [19]18
Hampton Roads, Va
Levin Joseph Gearhart . . . — — Map (db m77934) WM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
Thomas Corwin Honnell
1840 - 1919
1840 - Born in Shelby County, Ohio
1857 - Teacher in Ohio Schools
1861 - Captain in the Union Army
Injured at Chic[k]amauga
Shook President Lincoln's Hand
1870 - Bought a 160 Acre Farm Two . . . — — Map (db m77905) HM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
The Hutchison family's roots run deep in Kansas. Both Ted and Betty were born near Huron, Kansas where their parents and grandparents lived before them. Ted and Betty married in 1938 and after farming east of Everest during the early 1940's, they . . . — — Map (db m77954) HM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
Don Nigus - ERHS '58
Reuben Sullivan - ERHS '65
Bob Edwardson - ERHS '60
In a "loco" mood they rambled down Main Street and into the pool hall, inciting a grass roots movement that gave birth to the Everest Community Park & . . . — — Map (db m77904) HM
On Central Avenue (U.S. 73/159) at 17th Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
Unquestionably the most widely published photograph in rural electrification history captures high drama and momentum as the last miles of line are pulled only the day before energization for the Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative Association, . . . — — Map (db m63775) HM
On 15th Street (U.S. 73) near 5th Avenue East, on the right when traveling east.
At this site the first power pole for the Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative was dedicated in special ceremony on November 10, 1937. Brown-Atchison was the first rural electric project to energize in Kansas financed by loan funds from the Rural . . . — — Map (db m63774) HM
On Center Street (County Road 32) at Second Street on Center Street.
Cobden is a railway village in Prairieville Township. It was originally named North Branch because of its location near Sleepy Eye Creek, the principal north branch of the Cottonwood River. In 1886 its name was changed to Cobden for the English . . . — — Map (db m69835) HM
On State Highway 68, 0.8 miles west of 480th Lane (County Highway 45), on the right when traveling west.
When the Second Battle of New Ulm ended on the morning of August 24, 1862, the city lay nearly in ruins. Fearing that it would surely fall if attacked again, Colonel Charles Flandrau ordered the entire city to evacuate. The next day . . . — — Map (db m73792) HM
On 1st Street at Main Street (County Road 11) on 1st Street.
On April 8, 1885 Chief Engineer Blunt of the Winona & St. Peter Railroad Co. announced that the railroad had decided to build a side track between New Ulm and Sleepy Eye for the purpose of receiving grain. The site was known only as "Siding Number . . . — — Map (db m67411) HM
On County Road 11 at County Road 29, on the left when traveling north on County Road 11.
This tablet was erected by the Junior Pioneers in memory of the following men, women and children of the town of Milford who were massacred by the Indians during the Indian outbreak in 1862.
John Martin Fink. • Monika Fink, his wife. • Max . . . — — Map (db m67952) WM
On County Road 11 near County Road 29, on the left when traveling north.
Erected by the State of Minnesota in 1929 in the memory of the men, women and children of Milford who were massacred by the Indians, Aug. 18, 1862.
John M. Fink • Monika Fink • Max Fink • Carl Merkle • John B. Zettel • Barbara . . . — — Map (db m67951) WM
On County Road 11 at County Road 29, on the left when traveling north on County Road 11.
In the summer of 1862, after years of broken treaty promises and late payments that fueled growing tensions and conflict, some Dakota began an attempt to forcibly reclaim their homeland. After attacking the Redwood (Lower Sioux) Agency . . . — — Map (db m67915) HM WM
On 280th Street (County Highway 29) 0.1 miles east of 215th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1850 the Minnesota Territory had a white population of about 6000. In 1858, a year before Minnesota became a state, the population was 150,000.
One of the reasons for this enormous growth was the opening of the “Suland,” land . . . — — Map (db m159781) HM
On Knudsen Street (County Road 31) south of Hanson Street (County Road 7), on the left when traveling south.
On May 24, 1887 Nels Hanson platted the small railroad station point in section 8 of Prairieville township as "Hanson Station". A post office had been established in 1886 named Evan by the first postmaster, Martin Norseth, in honor of Hanson's wife . . . — — Map (db m69831) HM
On County Road 257, 0.4 miles east of 155th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1854 Ole and Guri Sorbel immigrated to Rock County Wisconsin from Hallingdal, Norway. In 1856 they settled to your right on the northwest bank of Lake Linden. On September 21, 1876, Bob, Cole and Jim Younger and Charlie Pitts received breakfast . . . — — Map (db m68073) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) at 2nd Street East on Broadway.
In 1899, the Iowa and Minnesota Land & Townsite Company circulated a petition to locate a railroad station in Lake Hanska Township. The petition was signed by 77 people and on October 9, 1899 the village of Hanska was platted in section 24 by Harry . . . — — Map (db m66468) HM
On County Road 257, 0.4 miles east of 155th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of John Armstrong pioneer of Linden Township, in 1857 he represented this part of Brown County as its first Territorial County Supervisor (Commissioner) and later became Linden Township's first . . . — — Map (db m68083) HM
Near County Road 11, 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
The Sioux Indians called this lake "minne hanska," meaning "long water." The basin of the lake was formed 11,000 to 15,000 years ago by the Wisconsin glacier; the original hard clay bottom is now about 50 feet below the present surface of the . . . — — Map (db m66454) HM
Near County Road 11, 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
Ole Synsteby was born in Lesja, Gulbrandsdalen, Norway. In the summer of 1873, the Synsteby family migrated to the Lake Hanska area. In 1879 Ole purchased the land which is now designated as Lake Hanska County Park.
The story of . . . — — Map (db m79934) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) north of Blessum Street (State Highway 257), on the right when traveling south.
This structure is a replica of many such stabburs found in Norway. There are several variations. "Stabbur" translated means store house.
Benefactors: James & Ferdi Amundson estate.
These Lake Hanska farmers were descendants of Norwegian . . . — — Map (db m68264) HM
Near County Road 11, 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
This log cabin was built about 1857 by the Omsrud/Thordson and Torgrimson families, immigrants from Valdres, Norway. It originally stood on the Thord Omsrud farm on the shores of Omsrud Lake. The cabin was moved to this site in 1986 by . . . — — Map (db m66437) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) south of 1st Street West, on the right when traveling south.
1917 • 1918
That freedom, law and justice
might be established thruout the Earth
This monument is erected in honor
of the men of Hanska and vicinity who answered
their country's call in the World War.
Oscar O. Haugen • John Thordson . . . — — Map (db m68256) WM
On County Road 24, 0.5 miles east of County Road 8, on the left when traveling east.
About 5 blocks north of this marker was the location of a very important river crossing for the early settlers of this area, going from the "Shetek Trail" on the south to "Old Leavenworth" and New Ulm on the north side of the Cottonwood . . . — — Map (db m67709) HM
On County Road 24, 0.1 miles east of County Road 8, on the right when traveling east.
In 1857, settlers platted a townsite in Section 14 of the Leavenworth area. During the next year, Dr. J. B. Calkins established the post office and became its first postmaster. Leavenworth Township was legally organized on April 16, 1859. Seven . . . — — Map (db m68025) HM
On County Road 24, 0.9 miles west of County Road 8, on the right when traveling west.
The Joseph Brown family with son Jonathan and daughter Oratia were early settlers on a farm five miles west of here along the Shetek Trail. The family fed and over-nighted guests, operating their home as a traveler's inn. Upon hearing news of Dakota . . . — — Map (db m67825) HM
On South Minnesota Street at 6th South Street on South Minnesota Street.
The Church of St. Mary was incorporated on September 26, 1911 by Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul. The Parish included Catholics living south of Center Street in New Ulm, plus Cottonwood and Courtland Townships. Because of difficult economic . . . — — Map (db m74048) HM
On Cottonwood Street, 0.2 miles west of South Broadway Street (Minnesota Highway 15 / 68), on the right when traveling west.
Christian Adam(s) was born circa 1812 in Prussia. He sailed from LeHavre, France aboard the ship Pactolus which arrived in New York City October 12, 1846. The passenger manifest listed his occupation as farmer.
Petronella Keller Adam(s) was . . . — — Map (db m73759) HM
On 1st North Street at North Broadway (Minnesota Highway 15 / 68) on 1st North Street.
The town gained a new venue for public events in 1873 with the opening of Arbeiter Hall. The local Arbeiterverein, or Workers' Association, organized in 1871, primarily as a workers' insurance association. The two-story brick building had a . . . — — Map (db m67093) HM
Near North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
Following the outbreak of hostilities between the Dakota and white settlers on August 18, 1862, hundreds of people fled from nearby farms to New Ulm for safety. Quickly, Brown County Sherriff Charles Roos and Jacob Nix, a citizen with German . . . — — Map (db m73140) HM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
Brown County, an historic gateway on the Minnesota River, opened the fertile prairie lands of the Great Plains to the northern hardwoods of a continental divide. The U.S. Territorial Legislature organized the county in 1856 from lands ceded by the . . . — — Map (db m66749) HM
On North Minnesota Street at Center Street, on the left when traveling south on North Minnesota Street.
The Brown County Bank is among the oldest commercial properties within the district. As the local economy recovered from the devastating effects of the Dakota Conflict, the city found itself without a bank following the demise of the First . . . — — Map (db m66879) HM
On South State Street north of 1st South Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to All Brown County Veterans
This memorial is a lasting tribute to past, present and future veterans who served during peacetime and the following conflicts: Indian Wars 1817 - 1898 ·
Mexican War 1846 - 1848 ·
American Civil War . . . — — Map (db m65526) WM
On North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
This three-story building is a fine example of Queen Anne commercial architecture. The original southern section was erected in 1892 for the Buenger Furniture Store, while the corner building was constructed in 1902.
Louis Buenger Sr. . . . — — Map (db m68117) HM
Near Highway 26 west of Summit Avenue when traveling west.
The colorful frontiersman credited with giving Minnesota the nickname of the Gopher State was born in 1828 in New York City of French Huguenot and Irish ancestry. As a young lawyer he moved to Minnesota in 1853. After exploring the Minnesota River . . . — — Map (db m206944) HM
On Center Street at South Minnesota Street on Center Street.
Rosa Schnobrich opened the City Meat Market in 1907 with the advertising slogan, "Better Meats, Cleaner Meats, and Quicker Service." Her sausages, in particular, proved popular, and soon her shop began supplying a network of wholesale dealers . . . — — Map (db m68267) HM
On 170th Avenue, 0.3 miles south of County Highway 25, on the right when traveling south.
1864 marked the beginning of District 6 (later known as 179), Sigel township's first of four school districts. The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1868 with the purchase of 1 acre of land for $10. Civil War general Franz Sigel visited . . . — — Map (db m74233) HM
On Pfaender Drive, 0.2 miles north of 5th North Street (County Highway 27), on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Wilhelm Pfaender (1826-1905), born in Heilbronn, Wurttemberg, Germany, came to America as a result of the 1848 Revolution. In Germany he helped found the Turner Societies in his birth-city of
Heilbronn and in Ulm. In Cincinnati, Ohio, he . . . — — Map (db m73673) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
For years, the Crone store was the largest mercantile establishment in New Ulm. In 1857, Theodore Crone Sr. opened his general store at the corner of Broadway and Center Streets. Twelve years later, he erected this building, adding a . . . — — Map (db m66864) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Dacotah House, located on this site, was built in 1859 by Adolph Seiter and Frank Erd. Adolph's wife, Helena Erd Seiter soon established her fame in the kitchen. During the Dakota Conflict of 1862, Helena fled in a wagon with her children to . . . — — Map (db m66377) HM
On Center Street west of South State Street, in the median.
This monument is erected by the State of Minnesota to commemorate the battles and incidents of the Sioux Indian War of 1862, which particularly relate to the town of New Ulm.
1890.
Honored be the memory of the citizens of Blue Earth, Nicollet, . . . — — Map (db m66990) HM WM
Near Cemetery Avenue, 0.2 miles north of 20th North Street (U.S. 14), on the right when traveling north.
Lest we forget.
In sacred memory of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who served their country in time of war. Erected in 1941 by Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S.A. Albert Nagel Post No 1648 and Auxiliary. — — Map (db m68739) WM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
Frank Erd and his wife, Louise, came to New Ulm from Cincinnati. Frank, whose father was an architect, erected a substantial store, one of the few brick buildings in the city. The Brown County supervisors kept their offices in Erd's building, . . . — — Map (db m66897) HM
On County Highway 25 west of 140th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Valentine Sommereisen was the first resident Catholic priest in three large areas of the American West: southwestern Minnesota, the Dakota Territory, and western Kansas. Born 28 May 1829 in Rouffach, Alsace, a German–speaking part of eastern . . . — — Map (db m74222) HM
On South Minnesota Street south of 1st South Street, on the left when traveling south.
The second battle of New Ulm took place on August 23, 1862. About 650 Dakota Indians surrounded the town, while over 2,000 people were crowded behind a barricade. The attack began around nine in the morning and the Dakota Indians quickly encircled . . . — — Map (db m66402) HM
On North Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) south of 2nd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick Forster came to the United States in 1850 and taught school in New York. He moved to New Ulm in 1858, where he continued teaching, becoming the city's postmaster in 1861.
In 1860, Forster purchased this lot and the following . . . — — Map (db m68227) HM
On North Broadway Stret just east of 2nd Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Frederick Forster, who conducted the New Ulm Pottery here with Frances Gommel, was also the Postmaster. This building, used as a combined pottery works, Post Office and dwelling, was a very important defense outpost in 1862.
During the . . . — — Map (db m162175) HM
On South Front Street at 2nd South Street, on the right when traveling north on South Front Street.
Goosetown began forming around the flour mills, brewery, and railroad tracks circa 1870. Settlers were largely German-Bohemian Catholics of peasant stock who farmed and worked in nearby industries. Inhabitants kept geese which were free to roam, . . . — — Map (db m58435) HM
On North German Street at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North German Street.
This monument was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to commemorate the immigrants to this region from the German speaking western rim of present-day Czechoslovakia. They emigrated from the counties of Bischofteinitz, Mies and . . . — — Map (db m67030) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
The first structure built on this site was the Minnesota Haus, the first hotel in New Ulm, built in 1856 by Phillipp H. Gross. That early structure was destroyed and in 1860, on the same sight, Gross built the Union Hotel, a two and a half story . . . — — Map (db m67981) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) at Center Street on Broadway.
By the end of the fighting in New Ulm, the U.S.—Dakota War of 1862 had taken a heavy toll on the town. More than 50 settlers had been killed and 36 wounded, along with an unknown number of Dakota. In addition, at least 190 of the . . . — — Map (db m74136) HM
On County Road 21, 0.3 miles west of 661st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
West Newton in 1870 was a thriving town, serving riverboat travel on the Minnesota River. It consisted of a hotel, a livery stable, a brewery, a sawmill, a wagon works, two blacksmith shops, three saloons, and many dwellings that made the town an . . . — — Map (db m66238) HM
On Center Street near North Minnesota Street, on the right when traveling west.
This footprint is rumored to be that of
Hermann the German-possibly dating
back hundreds of years. Found evidence
suggests that touching the print means
you'll have more fun. Being big fans of
fun, the City of New Ulm declared it a
public . . . — — Map (db m173537) HM
Near Monument Street north of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
Hermann (Arminius) of the Cherusci tribe led several German tribes in battle against their Roman conquerors in 9 A.D., and defeated them in the hills of Teutoburg Forest near present Detmold. To later unified Germany, Hermann . . . — — Map (db m65467) HM
On North German Street at 5th North Street, on the right when traveling north on North German Street.
Stan Wilfahrt – an outstanding player for New Ulm's 1941 State Legion Champs & 1943 Brewers State Amateur Champions. He coached baseball at Cathedral High School for 1957-1978 with a 246-68 (.783) record. His teams appeared in nine state . . . — — Map (db m79894) HM
On North German Street at 5th North Street, on the right when traveling north on North German Street.
On this date at Chaska, Minnesota, New Ulm High School coach James Senske recored his 510th coaching victory, a new Minnesota State High School League baseball record for wins by a coach. At the completion of the 1994 season, . . . — — Map (db m79913) HM
On 2nd North Street at North Broadway on 2nd North Street.
Jacob Nix from Bingen Am Rhein in Germany was a key figure in the defense of New Ulm in 1862. Born in 1822, Nix early joined the push for a united Germany under a republican form of government. During the ill-fated 1848 Revolution, Nix served as . . . — — Map (db m65455) HM
On North State Street at Center Street on North State Street.
This home was built by John Lind in 1887 and was a significant cultural, social and political center built on a prominence above early New Ulm. Swedish born Lind came to America and Minnesota in 1867 at age thirteen. While very young he was a . . . — — Map (db m65399) HM
On North Garden Street at 1st North Street on North Garden Street.
The quality of life in New Ulm improved notably after a young teacher-coach accepted a position at New Ulm High School in 1928. During the succeeding 51 years, "Joe" Harman provided the inspiration that left this community a better place in which to . . . — — Map (db m66381) HM
On Schell's Road, 0.1 miles south of 18th Street South, on the left when traveling south.
In the early 1870's, fourteen settlers purchased this beautiful spot located on the north bank of the Big Cottonwood River and named it Jägers Ruhe (Hunters' Rest). The objectives of this group of hunters was to preserve this property for their . . . — — Map (db m66087) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Kiesling House is one of the three downtown buildings in New Ulm to survive the Dakota War of 1862. Frederick W. Kiesling, blacksmith and ferrier, had built the modest frame house ($125) the year before the outbreak of the war. In August of . . . — — Map (db m65497) HM
On 5th North Street west of North Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
During the Minnesota Sioux Uprising of 1862, eighteen men left New Ulm early on the morning of August 19, and travelled westward about 20 miles along the Big Cottonwood River to the area of Leavenworth. Searching for relatives and friends, they . . . — — Map (db m65486) HM WM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1914, two four-inch naval cannon barrels, each with a pyramid of balls, were placed on the courthouse grounds as a tribute to all Brown County citizens who served their nation in time of conflict. The United States Government reclaimed them in . . . — — Map (db m66967) HM WM
On North Broadway (State Highway 15/68) north of 1st North Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m65452) HM
On 4th North Street west of North Minnesota Street.
Schonlau Park, named in honor of Theodore H. and Clara K. Schonlau, is the setting for the City of New Ulm’s unique Glockenspiel. Local contributors were joined by donors from three foreign countries, 31 States, and 51 other Minnesota cities, in . . . — — Map (db m65492) HM
On 3rd North Street at North German Street on 3rd North Street.
Frederick Beinhorn and Wilhelm Pfaender, pioneer founders of the prairie colony of New Ulm, were cut of the same cloth. Both came to America from Germany after the 1848 Revolution in Central Europe failed to unite German peoples under a new frame of . . . — — Map (db m65694) HM
Near Cemetery Avenue, 0.4 miles north of 20th North Street (U.S. 14), on the right when traveling north.
east side
In memory of our honored brave who fell in defence of The Union.
north side
In memory of those who fell in defence of New Ulm 1862.
west side
In memory of those massacred by the Indians in Brown Co. . . . — — Map (db m68705) WM
On County Highway 29, 0.1 miles east of 205th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
While crossing this ravine a
recruiting party of the Civil War
was ambushed by the Sioux
Indians on August 18th, 1862, at
the noon hour.
The following were killed or
mortally wounded:
John Schneider • Ernest Dietrich . . . — — Map (db m73704) HM WM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the left when traveling south.
On this site in 1859 Frederick Roebbecke built a seventy foot high wooden windmill for grinding corn and grain. Situated on a prominent ridge, it commanded an excellent view of the scattered settlement. Barricaded with sacks of flour and grain, the . . . — — Map (db m65400) HM
On Center Street east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1874, shortly after George Kuhlman arrived in New Ulm, he constructed a home on this site. The same year, he was appointed as Brown County’s Attorney to fill a one-year opening left by his predecessors death. In addition to his legal vocation, . . . — — Map (db m153851) HM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
To pay homage to the sturdy pioneers who founded the territory of Minnesota a century ago. And to express veneration for the pioneers of Brown County and members of their families who lost their lives during the Sioux War of 1862 — 1863. . . . — — Map (db m73642) HM WM
On 17th Street South east of South Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west.
This neighborhood dates back to the early days of New Ulm. Oral history suggests the borders shown above. The origin of the name “The Wallachei” is obscure. The most likely translation is “low land horse pasture.” Or, legend . . . — — Map (db m65396) HM
On South State Street south of 1st South Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Turner concept of developing a sound mind and body through discussion of common problems and physical exercise was conceived by Frederick Jahn of Berlin in 1811. It was an effort to strengthen German resolve against the French conqueror, . . . — — Map (db m65426) HM
On KC Road, 0.8 miles west of North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
Von hier 717 fuss in der Richtung des Pfeils wurde am 11ten November 1856 der New Ulmer Turnverein gegruendet.
(From here, 717 feet in the direction of the arrow on the 11th of November 1856 the New Ulm Turnverein . . . — — Map (db m66239) HM
On North Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) at 1st North Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway.
The first news of the Sioux Uprising was brought to New Ulm at noon on August 18, 1862, by survivors of a Civil War recruiting party that had been ambushed in Milford Township. Barricades were hastily erected in a three-block area on Minnesota . . . — — Map (db m65402) HM
On Center Street at Broadway Street (Minnesota Highway 15 / 68) on Center Street.
The federal government erected the post office building in 1910, designed by James Knox Taylor, the supervising architect of the United States Treasury. Although the city's postal service began in 1856, it had been located in rented space . . . — — Map (db m74074) HM
On South Front Street north of 1st South Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first river steamboat, WEST NEWTON, passed by here in 1853 going upriver with troops to lay out the site of Fort Ridgely. Two days later TIGER and CLARION followed with men and supplies.
For the . . . — — Map (db m66383) HM
Near Monument Street north of Center Street (County Road 13), on the right when traveling north.
Henry A. Subilia, a native of Jean, Italy, constructed the Waraju distillery in 1861. The construction cost total of $8,000, plus $2,000 for furnishings. The building required approximately 200,000 bricks and measured 72 feet x 46 feet. It obtained . . . — — Map (db m153916) HM
Near 190th Street, 0.2 miles west of Minnesota Highway 15, on the right when traveling west.
In 1857, Rev. August Huelster held the first Evangelical church service at the home of Charles Lauer in Cottonwood Township. In 1865, two acres of land were purchased in Cottonwood Township by John Mohr, Philip Pfisterer & Carl Schreyer, . . . — — Map (db m78463) HM
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