Early Dutch Settlers

Early Dutch Settlers (HMRZ3)

Location: Cedar Grove, WI 53013 Sheboygan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 34.1', W 87° 49.217'

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In 1847 Reverend Pieter Zonne led a group of Netherlanders, originally from the Gelderland Province, to this area where a few other Dutch immigrant families had recently settled. Enticed by Zonne's energetic advertisements that "there is plenty of everything and we have sold more than $1,000 worth of fattened cattle," many additional Dutch immigrants came to the "Zonne Settlement," later named Cedar Grove. Within five years, the settlers had systematically cleared vast tracts of the forested land and more than 200 family farms were in operation.
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HM NumberHMRZ3
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number332
Year Placed1996
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 11:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 433759 N 4824257
Decimal Degrees43.56833333, -87.82028333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 34.1', W 87° 49.217'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 34' 6.00" N, 87° 49' 13.02" W
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Area Code(s)920, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 246-298 S Main St, Cedar Grove WI 53013, US
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