Wisconsin's German Settlers

Wisconsin's German Settlers (HMKW1)

Location: Mequon, WI 53092 Ozaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 13.43', W 87° 59.048'

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The oldest German settlements in Wisconsin are found in the Town of Mequon. In 1839 a small group of German immigrants from Saxony settled near the Milwaukee River. They were followed that same year by about twenty immigrant families from Pomerania searching for religious freedom. They established farmsteads in the west part of the town and founded the small community of "Freystatt" or "free place," now known as Freistadt. The first Lutheran church in Wisconsin was built there in 1840. Over the next fifty years, thousands more German immigrants settled in the surrounding area.
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HM NumberHMKW1
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number331
Year Placed1996
Placed ByState Historical Society of Wisconsin
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 1:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 420076 N 4786141
Decimal Degrees43.22383333, -87.98413333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 13.43', W 87° 59.048'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 13' 25.80" N, 87° 59' 2.88" W
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Area Code(s)262, 414
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11305-11399 Cedarburg Rd, Mequon WI 53092, US
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