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New Ulm, city, seat of Brown county, south-central Minnesota, U.S., on the Minnesota River, near the mouth of the Cottonwood River, about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Minneapolis. Founded in 1854 by German immigrants of the Chicago Land Society, led by Frederick Beinhorn, it was named for Ulm in.
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The first European-American settlers of New Ulm, 1854. The city was founded in 1854 [10] by the German Land Company of Chicago. The city was named after the city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. [11]
Aug 7, 2016 · New Ulm was founded by two groups of German immigrants in the mid-1850s, both looking to create a “Utopian German community.” Today, 66% of its residents claim German ancestry. A 45-foot tall Glockenspiel clock tower occupies a corner park in downtown New Ulm.
1 day ago · New Ulm's fascinating history began in 1854 when the Chicago Land Society, a German colonization organization, selected the location on the south bank of the Minnesota River. Ulm, Germany, the hometown of many immigrants, inspired the town's name. New Ulm was officially incorporated as a town years later. However, the Dakota Conflict in 1862 ...
Situated at the confluence of the Cottonwood and Minnesota rivers, what is now New Ulm, Minnesota, (population 14,000) was traversed long ago by the Dakota People and early fur traders. In 1854, a group from the Chicago Land Society selected the site for settlement.
Founded in 1854 by an association of German-Americans called the Chicago Land Society, New Ulm became a haven for German immigrants. By 1860 the town’s population was 635 people, many of them recent immigrants who spoke little or no English and were not yet naturalized citizens.
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Among the young Germans who found it wise to leave their native land as a result of the unrest of 1848 was WiUiam Pfaender, born in Heilbronn, Wurtenberg, on July 6, 1826.
