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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM151V_melchior-thoni-jr_Gruetli-Laager-TN.html
One of the original Swiss settlers of Gruetli in 1869, Melchior Thoni become one of the most famous woodcarvers of Tennessee, executing carvings in the old Governor's Mansion and the altar of Christ Church in Nashville. About 1880, among his many …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH7P_gruetli_Gruetli-Laager-TN.html
Apparently named for a commune in the canton of Giarus, Switzerland, it was founded by Peter Staub, native of that locality, and 100 Swiss families who bought land here, on April 11, 1896. Since 1880, normal increases in population and the desire …