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Swiss Settler Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
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Swingli House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Swingli House.
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Swiss Colony Monument

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Description: Statue in front of the Swiss Reform Church commemorating the first Swiss colony in 1845.
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Swiss Reform Church

Date: 05 19
Description: Exterior view of the Swiss Reform Church. Monument commemorating the first Swiss colony in 1845 stands in front of the church. A small sign in the grass wa...
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Swiss Reform Church near Downtown

Date: 04 1925
Description: A church is in the distance at the end of the road. On either side of the street are homes and stores, with a street light suspended above the street in t...
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Anniversary of Swiss Settlement

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A large crowd of men, women, and children gathers outdoors to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Swiss settlement in New Glarus.
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View down a commercial street, with Engler's store located on the left.
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View from a pedestrian walkway looking towards the central business area. A concrete four-sided sign is in the center of intersection.
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View across street of the exterior of the Bank of New Glarus on the corner of the street.
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior across lawn of the three-story New Glarus high school. The school building features a decommissioned Civil War cannon near the entrance.
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Tourist Free Camp Ground

Date: 1925
Description: A log cabin and park car at the Tourist Free Camp Ground. The cabin has a sign that reads, "New Glarus Settled 1845."
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Home of PET Milk Factory

Date: 1925
Description: View down the road leading to the PET evaporated milk factory. A painted sign on the factory's exterior wall claims PET evaporated milk is "milk at its bes...
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Swingli House

Date: 1925
Description: Outside the Swingli House, near a memorial for the first New Glarus settlers.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the New Glarus train depot. In the background is a water tower and a windmill.
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Old Lead Road Monument

Date: 1920
Description: A stone monument dedicated to the Old Lead Road. The marker reads: "The Old Lead Road. In 1828, ox-teams, guided along an ancient Winnebago Indian Trail, b...
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn towards Norwegian Lutheran Church and cemetery. Well-dressed men and women stand at the entrance to the building. There are graves behind ...
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Cows in a Pasture

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Description: View over fence of Guernseys cows grazing in a pasture near New Glarus. In the background is a farmhouse, windmill on a hill, barns and other outbuildings.
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background.
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: View of field full of parked automobiles at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Colony at New Glarus. A log structure in...

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