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The building was constructed for Edwin P. Barlow. Barlow had founded the annual festival commemorating Wilhelm Tell in New Glarus. The building serves as a museum of Swiss culture. It was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [2]
New Glarus is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. [2] It was founded in 1845 by immigrants from the canton of Glarus in eastern Switzerland, from which the village takes its name. [6]
[1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. [3] Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year".
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New Glarus is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 943 at the 2000 census. The population was 943 at the 2000 census. The village of New Glarus is located within the town.
The first settlers came to New Glarus in 1845, immigrants from Glarus, Switzerland. By the 1880s the community had over 1000 residents, with many occupied in farming, cheese-making, and supporting activities. In 1886 the town and the Ancient Order of United Workmen decided to build a structure to house meetings of both organizations.
New Glarus may refer to: New Glarus, Wisconsin, a village in Green County, Wisconsin; New Glarus (town), Wisconsin, a town in Green County, Wisconsin; New Glarus Brewing Company, a brewing company located in New Glarus; New Glarus Town Hall, the town hall of New Glarus, registered to the National Register of Historic Places
In 1884 the Town of New Glarus had 18 cheese factories. New Glarus offered $20,000 to the Milwaukee Road to build a track to town, but the railroad wanted a $40,000 contribution for that favor. [3] In 1886, the Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad started building a competing line which missed New Glarus by four miles. Concerned about the ...