The Bronnenberg Family

The Bronnenberg Family (HM1K3T)

Location: Anderson, IN 46017 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 5.681', W 85° 37.166'

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The Bronnenbergs represent true pioneer spirit and a preservationist ethic.

Frederick Brandenburg was born in 1775 in Germany. As a youth he apprenticed as a tanner. Brandenburg immigrated to America as a young man, changing his name to Bronnenberg. He established a tanning business in Pennsylvania where he met and married Barbara Easter in 1806. The Bronnenbergs lived in Virginia and Ohio before reaching Indiana in 1819 with eight children.

A daughter's illness and death led them to postpone their westward journey to Illinois and stop in Indiana. A nearby abandoned fur trapper's cabin became their temporary home.

Frederick Jr. stayed on his father's farm until the mid-1800s when he built this brick home. Tulip poplars from nearby woodlands provided the timbers. Limestone for the foundation was quarried near the White River. Bricks made from local clay were fired at the site. Cedar trees provided the wood for making roof shingles.

The Bronnenbergs stayed at the Mounds, expanding their farm, tannery and mill. A log cabin located on the bend of the White River was constructed. The family expanded as well with the addition of four more children.

The Bronnenberg Family recognized their responsibility to preserve the mounds. They guarded the mounds against artifact hunters. As the result of their vigilance, the mounds remain among the best examples in the state.

"To write the pioneer life of Madison County, Indiana, without mentioning the Bronnenbergs would be like visiting Massachusetts without seeing Boston." Samuel Hardin
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HM NumberHM1K3T
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Placed ByIndiana Division of State Parks and Reservoirs
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Date Added Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 617683 N 4439179
Decimal Degrees40.09468333, -85.61943333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 5.681', W 85° 37.166'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 5' 40.86" N, 85° 37' 9.96" W
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Area Code(s)765
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3720-4248 IN-232, Anderson IN 46017, US
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