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Swiss Settler Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
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Cabin Built by Jacob Rieder

Date: 1948
Description: Cabin built by Jacob Rieder, an early Swiss settler of New Glarus.
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Swiss Reformed Church

Date: 1895
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Swiss Reformed Church, destroyed in 1899. Snow is on the ground.
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Swiss Reformed Church

Date: 1895
Description: Swiss Reformed Church (second church), demolished in 1899.
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Jacob Gasser Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Jacob Gasser family standing in front of the farmhouse at Tower Rock Farm.
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Girls in Swiss Costume

Date: 1941
Description: Two young girls dressed in Swiss costumes for the Wilhelm Tell Festival.
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New Glarus Centennial

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Part of the crowd celebrating the New Glarus Centennial. In the background is a monument in memory of the first settlers of the Swiss colony of New Glarus ...
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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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