Arminius – Arminius, the Latin word for Hermann who in 9A.D. defeated three Roman legions thereby stopping the expansion of Rome. Many military historians regard him as one of the…
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Berndt – Julius Berndt was one of New Ulm’s earliest settlers. Using his talents as an architect, he constructed the first Turner Halle and designed the Hermann Monument in town.…
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Concord – The ship Concord carried the first group of Germans to American soil in 1683 who then founded Germantown near Philadelphia. The musical definition of Concord is “an agreeable…
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Danube – The Danube River in Germany flows through the city Ulm – the namesake for New Ulm. The Danube a valuable transportation waterway to the Bavarian area in Germany…
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Flandrau – Charles Eugene Flandrau, an attorney, was hired to draw up the legal document that created the town site of New Ulm. His connection to the town from its…
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Palmer – Alois Palmer accompanied by Christian Meyer, Franz Massopust and Athanas Henle, Cottonwood Land Company representatives all, had the good sense to follow the suggestion of Joseph LaFramboise a…
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