Site of the First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-a-Cri

Site of the First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-a-Cri (HMO52)

Location: Arkdale, WI 54613 Adams County
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N 44° 0.609', W 89° 55.132'

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In 1850, a group of Norwegian settlers from Koshkonong, the foremost Norwegian settlement colony in the United States at the time, left their southern Wisconsin home and migrated north, settling here in "Roch-a-Cree" or Roche-a-Cri. Imbued with pioneer spirit and a firm faith in Lutheranism, these settlers homesteaded and became successful farmers, growing potatoes as the their staple crop. In 1853, the Rev. H. A. Preus, a university-trained minister of the Norwegian state church, visited Roche-a-Cri and organized "The Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-a-Cri" with a membership of about thirty individuals who held services in their homes. By 1859, the community and congregation had outgrown these meeting places and built a log church at this site. This structure was destroyed by fire and in 1868 a frame church was erected one mile north of this location. The old church cemetery remains here, however, and is known as the South Arkdale Cemetery.
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HM NumberHMO52
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number390
Year Placed1998
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 12:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 266018 N 4877142
Decimal Degrees44.01015000, -89.91886667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 0.609', W 89° 55.132'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 0' 36.54" N, 89° 55' 7.92" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1801-1899 Cypress Ave, Arkdale WI 54613, US
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