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New Ulm (/ ˈ n juː ˈ ʌ l m / NEW ULM) [4] is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is located on the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River .
The Battles of New Ulm, also known as the New Ulm Massacre, were two battles in August 1862 between Dakota men and European settlers and militia in New Ulm, Minnesota early in the Dakota War of 1862. Dakota forces attacked New Ulm on August 19 and again on August 23, destroying much of the town but failing to fully capture it.
New Ulm: One of New Ulm's few remaining early houses—built in 1861—and a rare survivor of the Battles of New Ulm during the Dakota War of 1862. [18] Also a contributing property to the New Ulm Commercial Historic District. [8] 14: Kreitinger Garage: Kreitinger Garage: December 31, 1979 : 1 N. Cass St.
The establishment of the Brown County Historical Society dates back to May 29, 1930. The society's founding members initiated the collection of artifacts to furnish a dedicated museum building. In 1935, New Ulm began the construction of a new library building, with the library occupying the first floor and a history museum located in the basement.
August Schell (February 15, 1828, in Durbach, Grand Duchy of Baden – September 20, 1891, in New Ulm, Minnesota) emigrated to the United States in 1848. He worked in Cincinnati as a machinist before relocating to New Ulm with other members of the Turner Society. Upon moving to New Ulm, building on his experience as a machinist, he established ...
New Ulm, the county seat, came under heavy attack twice by a superior Mdewakanton Dacotah force that was repulsed. Most of the town was torched and most of the population fled to St. Peter and Mankato. The town took many casualties, with the dead buried in the streets.
The monument rises above New Ulm. This statue commemorates the German victory over the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a symbol of German patriotism.. While Arminius had been known in Germany since the rediscovery of the writings of Tacitus in the 15th century, German Protestant intellectuals in the first half of the 18th century christened him "Hermann Deutsch" and promoted his ...
The cornerstone for the new church was laid on September 1, 1866. The Rev. Alexander Berghold was assigned as the first resident priest at New Ulm in 1868. The new church, which measured 36 x 97 feet, was dedicated by Bishop Grace on December 11, 1870. [1] The structure was destroyed by a tornado on July 15, 1881. Fundraising for a new church ...