Hermann Monument

Hermann Monument (HM18II)

Location: New Ulm, MN 56073 Brown County
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N 44° 18.428', W 94° 28.394'

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(Hermann Denkmal)

Hermann (Arminius) of the Cherusci tribe led several German tribes in battle against their Roman conquerors in 9 A.D., and defeated them in the hills of Teutoburg Forest near present Detmold. To later unified Germany, Hermann symbolized liberty and unity. In 1874 Ernst Von Bandel completed a colossal German Monument dedicated to Hermann near the Teutoburg site.

As a project of the National Sons of Hermann Lodges in the United States, Julius Berndt, New Ulm architect and county surveyor, conceived the building of a similar monument half the size in New Ulm. Local Lodge No. 21 acquired the New Ulm site in 1885 and named it "Hermann Heights." Berndt completed the base and cornerstone in 1888. Alphonso Pelzer, of Salem, Ohio, created a plaster model 32 feet high. W. H. Mullins Company made the statue in copper sheet sections; abutting edges were riveted to metal strips, part of the interior bracing. The interior framework was produced by Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works.

The 32 feet statue arrived boxed at New Ulm in 1890. Inadequate financing though slowed the monument construction, some lodges protesting assessment because of the site; "a secluded country place somewhere in the wilds of Minnesota." In 1894, the statue was mounted on the pedestal above the uncompleted monument where, with an overall height of 102 feet, it was "plainly seen from Sleepy Eye and other neighboring towns." Completed in 1897 the dedication was a three day celebration. Total monument cost was about $24,000.

With persistent effort by Otto Oswald and other local Sons of Hermann, New Ulm was given the monument and site in 1929. In 1972 Hermann Monument became a registered Minnesota Historic Site; in 1973 it was designated a Registered National Historic Place.???? ??? LMK

Erected 1976 by Brown County Historical Society with the Otto F. Oswald Memorial Fund.
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HM NumberHM18II
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Year Placed1976
Placed ByThe Brown County Historical Society with the Otto F. Oswald Memorial Fund
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 7:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 382495 N 4907041
Decimal Degrees44.30713333, -94.47323333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.428', W 94° 28.394'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 25.68" N, 94° 28' 23.64" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 110 Monument St, New Ulm MN 56073, US
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