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60-454: New Ulm can mean: New Ulm, Minnesota , USA New Ulm, Texas , USA Neu-Ulm , a town in Bavaria, Germany Neu-Ulm (district) in Bavaria, Germany Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title New Ulm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

120-533: A fraternal organization of German Americans . In 1885, the 362 Sons of Hermann lodges across the country committed themselves to the construction of a monument representing their cultural heritage. Through the efforts of Minnesota's 53 Sons of Hermann lodges, the monument was built in New Ulm, home to many German immigrants. The sculptor chosen for this project was a German sculptor from Ohio , Alfons Pelzer. A delegation from New Ulm visited Ulm in 2009 and went up to

180-406: A larger force on the morning of August 23. Bolstered by the timely arrival of volunteer militia from other towns under Charles Flandrau , the outnumbered defenders of New Ulm again repelled the attack. Most of the town outside the barricades was burned, however, leaving only 49 buildings to house a population of 2500. Short of shelter and ammunition and facing outbreaks of disease, the majority of

240-585: A less degree. Perhaps the ablest and most important person among these was Lothar Bucher , a quiet, retiring man of great capacity and acquirements, who occupied himself with serious political studies." Other Germans who fled to the United Kingdom for a time were Ludwig Bamberger , Arnold Ruge , Alexandre Ledru-Rollin and Franz Sigel . Along with several of the above, Sabine Freitag also lists Gustav Adolf Techow, Eduard Meyen, Graf Oskar von Reichenbach, Josef Fickler and Amand Goegg. Karl Blind became

300-511: A male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age in the city was 41.4 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

360-514: A margin of 466 to 19. Even as President Woodrow Wilson prepared his Declaration of War, a Brown County delegation arrived in Washington, D.C. to voice its opposition to that action. On the national level, the Wilson administration organized an active campaign to suppress antiwar fervor, joined on the state level by Minnesota Governor James Burnquist . The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety

420-723: A migration group, the South Australian Colonisation Society, one of many similar groups forming throughout Germany at the time. Sponsored by geologist Leopold von Buch , the society chartered the Princess Louise to sail to South Australia. The passengers were mainly middle-class professionals, academics, musicians, artists, architects, engineers, artisans, and apprentices, and were among the core of liberal radicals, disillusioned with events in Germany. Many Germans became vintners or worked in

480-592: A national convention of Turners authorized the formation of a colony on the frontier. Intending to develop a community that expressed Turner ideals, the Settlement Association joined the Chicago Germans who had struggled here due to a lack of capital. The Turners supplied that, as well as hundreds of colonists from the east who arrived in 1856. The city plan represented Turner ideals. The German Land Company hired Christian Prignitz to complete

540-451: A part of life in New Ulm, especially with the arrival of the musically-inclined Sudeten Germans in the 1870s. Whoopee John Wilfahrt 's successful career opened the door to what became known as "Old-Time" music. After him, other local bands such as those led by Harold Loeffelmacher , Babe Wagner , Elmer Scheid and Fezz Fritsche kept New Ulm well known around the state and region. They even produced nationally popular recordings. With

600-536: A week. U.S. Highway 14 and Minnesota State Highways 15 and 68 are three of the main routes in the city. New Ulm is served by the Union Pacific’s line between Wyeville and Rapid City. The Minneapolis & St. Louis ran from Winthrop to Otho before being abandoned in the 1970s. New Ulm is twinned with: Forty-Eighters Disappointed by the failure of the Prussian Revolution in 1848,

660-730: A writer in Great Britain. Bohemian Anton Heinrich Springer was in England for a time during his years of exile. Hungarian refugee Gustav Zerffi became a British citizen and worked as a historian in London. Lajos Kossuth , a Hungarian revolutionary, toured England & Scotland and then the United States. He returned to Great Britain, where he formed a government in exile . French refugees Louis Blanc , Pierre Leroux , and Louis-Nicolas Ménard found relief in Great Britain for

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720-694: Is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota , United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 census . It is located on the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River . The city is home to the Hermann Heights Monument , Flandrau State Park , the historic August Schell Brewing Company , and the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame . The city

780-788: Is known for its German heritage and its historical sites and landmarks dating back to the US-Dakota War of 1862 . New Ulm is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm and home to the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus . The Dakota called New Ulm the "Village on the Cottonwood" or Wachupata. The city was founded in 1854 by the German Land Company of Chicago. The city was named after

840-594: Is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km ) is water. The Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River flow past the city on their way to the Mississippi River . New Ulm has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa/Dwa), and it experiences four distinct seasons. Summers in New Ulm are typically warm to hot with thunderstorms being common. Winters are quite cold and snowy, yet not quite as snowy as other areas further east in Minnesota. In 2002,

900-461: Is one of the world's few free-standing carillon clock towers . It stands 45 feet high, and its largest Bourdon (bell) weighs 595 pounds while the total weight of the bells is two tons. The bells chime the time of day in Westminster style. In 1990, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame was established in New Ulm. The museum displays music memorabilia from around the state. Music was always

960-496: Is owned by Ogden Newspapers . The circulation was 5,248 in 2019. New Ulm has two full-power radio stations licensed to it. KNUJ /860 airs a full-service farm format. KATO-FM /93.1 broadcasts a country music format from Mankato . Although the two stations are no longer co-owned, KATO-FM was originally KNUJ's sister FM station. Transit service in the city is provided by the Hermann Express , which operates six days

1020-578: The Parland , left London on 13 March 1849, and arrived in Sydney on 5 July 1849. The Princess Louise left Hamburg 26 March 1849, in the spring, bound for South Australia via Rio de Janeiro. The voyage took 135 days, which was considered slow, but nevertheless the Princess Louise berthed at Port Adelaide on 7 August 1849, with 161 emigres, including Johann Friedrich Mosel. Johann, born in 1827 in Berlin in

1080-744: The Texas Hill Country in the vicinity of Fredericksburg . Due to their liberal ideals, they strongly opposed Texas 's secession in 1861. In the Bellville area of Austin County , another destination for Forty-eighters, the German precincts voted decisively against the secession ordinance. More than 30,000 Forty-eighters settled in what became called the Over-the-Rhine neighbourhood of Cincinnati , Ohio . There they helped define

1140-560: The US-Dakota War began with the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency only 30 miles up the Minnesota River from New Ulm. As the closest significant town to the Dakota Reservation , New Ulm fell under attack by a Mdewakanton force the next day. A hastily-formed militia of armed townspeople repelled the attack and immediately set about constructing barricades around the center of the town. The Dakota returned with

1200-477: The "village on the cottonwood". In 1856, the Settlement Association of the Socialist Turner Society ("Turners") helped to secure the future of New Ulm. The Turners (German for "gymnasts") originated in Germany in the first half of the nineteenth century, whose motto was "Sound Mind, Sound Body". Their clubs combined gymnastics with lectures and debates about the issues of the day. Following

1260-529: The European continent had gathered in London since the year 1848, but the intercourse between the different national groups – Germans, Frenchmen, Italians, Hungarians, Poles, Russians – was confined more or less to the prominent personages. All, however, in common nourished the confident hope of a revolutionary upturning on the continent soon to come. Among the Germans there were only a few who shared this hope in

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1320-823: The Teutoburger Forest and Detmold, in northern Germany, to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when Arminius, a chieftain of the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe, defeated a Roman army, led by Varus. A monument to German-Bohemian immigration to America is located in New Ulm. It was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to honor the German-Bohemian immigrants who arrived

1380-455: The U.S. Census Bureau released a report showing that 65.85% of New Ulm's population has German ancestry, more per capita than any other city in the U.S. As of the census of 2010, there were 13,522 people, 5,732 households, and 3,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,363.1 inhabitants per square mile (526.3/km ). There were 5,987 housing units at an average density of 603.5 per square mile (233.0/km ). The racial makeup of

1440-696: The Wayfarers , directed by Keith Froelich. The city was a filming location for the 2004 documentary American Beer . It is also the setting of the 2009 comedy New in Town , starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. , although the movie was actually filmed in Selkirk, Manitoba . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.26 square miles (26.57 km ), of which 9.92 square miles (25.69 km )

1500-526: The area, mostly by a boat landing on the Minnesota River some 150 yards to the east. The immigrants came mostly from small villages, with the largest number from the village centers of Hostau, Muttersdorf, and Ronsperg. Most of the immigrants were Catholic farmers who spoke a Bohemian dialect of German. Inscribed in granite slabs around the base of the monument are the surnames of over 350 immigrant families. Many of these names are still prominent in

1560-672: The arts, medicine, journalism, and business. Many were members of the Turner movement . In 1848, the first non-British ship carrying immigrants to arrive in Victoria was from Germany; the Goddefroy , on 13 February. Many of those on board were political refugees. Some Germans also travelled to Australia via London. In April 1849, the Beulah was the first ship to bring assisted German vinedresser families to New South Wales. The second ship,

1620-404: The average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the city

1680-465: The base was created by New Ulm artist Anton Gag . The monument has not been changed since its completion except for being moved to the middle of the block. The Hermann Monument in New Ulm dominates the Minnesota River valley from a hill overlooking the city. Inspired by a similar monument called Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold , Germany, the figure served as a symbol for members of the Sons of Hermann ,

1740-751: The beginning of the American Civil War. About 200,000 German-born soldiers enlisted in the Union Army , ultimately forming about 10% of the North's entire armed forces; 13,000 Germans served in Union Volunteer Regiments from New York alone. After the Civil War , Forty-eighters supported improved labor laws and working conditions. They also advanced the country's cultural and intellectual development in such fields as education,

1800-676: The biologist Fritz Müller realised there might be adverse effects on his life and career. As a result, he emigrated to South Brazil in 1852, with his brother August and their wives, to join Hermann Blumenau 's new colony in the State of Santa Catarina . There, he studied the natural history of the Atlantic forest in that region, and wrote the book Facts and Arguments for Darwin . After being advised by Bernhard Eunom Philippi among others, Karl Anwandter emigrated to Chile following

1860-797: The city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. Ulm and Neu-Ulm are twin cities , with Ulm on the Baden-Württemberg side of the Danube River and Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side. In part due to the American city's German heritage, it became a center for brewing in the Upper Midwest . It is home to the August Schell Brewing Company . The Sioux called it Wakzupata which roughly means

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1920-608: The city soon after the United States' entry into the Great War. They filed reports to offices in Washington and St. Paul because immigrants and first-generation ethnics were suspected of having divided loyalties at best, and perhaps favoring Prussia and the Central Powers. Locally, several business and civic leaders joined in efforts to root out antiwar fervor. On July 25, 1917, a massive rally, attended by 10,000 people,

1980-573: The city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,594 people, 5,494 households, and 3,554 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,548.3 inhabitants per square mile (597.8/km ). There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of 653.3 per square mile (252.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White , 0.11% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from other races , and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of

2040-417: The city was 97.8% White , 0.3% African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 5,732 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had

2100-449: The crowd, gathering information. A month later, Governor Burnquist removed Fritsche and Pfaender from their positions. The Commission of Public Safety pressured the college to fire Ackermann. These blows sharply divided the community — on one side, many residents took the removals as an attack on the city's heritage and traditions. Albert Pfaender was the son, and Fritsche, the son-in-law, of the city's principal founder, Wilhelm Pfaender. On

2160-547: The development of that city's long Socialist political tradition . Others settled throughout the state. In the United States, most Forty-eighters opposed nativism and slavery, in keeping with the liberal ideals that had led them to flee from Europe. In the Camp Jackson Affair in St. Louis, Missouri , a large force of German volunteers helped prevent Confederate forces from seizing the government arsenal just prior to

2220-581: The distinct German culture of the neighbourhood, and in some cases also brought a rebellious nature with them from Germany. Cincinnati was the southern terminus of the Miami and Erie Canal , and large numbers of emigrants from modern Germany, beginning with the Forty-eighters, followed the canal north to settle available land in western Ohio. In the Cincinnati riot of 1853 , in which one demonstrator

2280-455: The duchy of Brandenburg, had taken three weeks to travel from his home to the departure point of the 350-tonne vessel at Hamburg. This voyage had been well planned by two of the founding passengers, brothers Richard and Otto Schomburgk , who had been implicated in the revolution. Otto had been jailed in 1847 for his activities as a student revolutionary. The brothers, along with others including Frau Jeanne von Kreussler and Dr Carl Muecke , formed

2340-754: The early years after the failure of the revolutions of 1848, a group of German Forty-eighters and others met in a salon organized by Baroness Méry von Bruiningk and her husband Ludolf August von Bruiningk in St. John's Wood , then a suburb of London. The baroness was a Russian of German descent who was sympathetic with the goals of the revolutionaries. Guests included Carl Schurz , Gottfried and Johanna Kinkel , Ferdinand Freiligrath , Alexander Herzen , Louis Blanc , Malwida von Meysenbug , Adolf Strodtmann , Johannes and Bertha Ronge, Alexander Schimmelfennig , Wilhelm Loewe-Kalbe and Heinrich Bernhard Oppenheim . Carl Schurz wrote in his memoir about this time: "A large number of refugees from almost all parts of

2400-411: The failed Revolutions of 1848 , numerous Germans emigrated to the United States. In their new land, Turners formed associations ( Vereins ) throughout the eastern, midwestern, and western states. This was the largest secular German-American organization in the country in the nineteenth century. Following a series of attacks by nativist mobs in major cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, and Louisville,

2460-561: The failed revolution. In 1850 he settled in Valdivia . He was joined there by numerous other German immigrants of the period. Germans migrated to developing midwestern and southern cities, developing the beer and wine industries in several locations, and advancing journalism; others developed thriving agricultural communities. Galveston, Texas , was a port of entry to many Forty-eighters. Some settled there and in Houston, but many went to

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2520-467: The first two weekends in October since 1981. Bock Fest, often scheduled concurrently with the local festivities for Fasching, has been celebrated since 1987 at the August Schell Brewing Company . Bavarian Blast , a summer festival, was created as reinterpretation of New Ulm's longstanding festival, Heritagefest. New Ulm was the setting and filming location of the 1995 independent film The Toilers and

2580-512: The largest archives in the state. It contains over 5,500 family files, microfilm of census, naturalization, church, cemetery and birth and death records as well as business and history files. Located at Center and State Streets, Defender's Monument was erected in 1891 by the State of Minnesota to honor the memory of the defenders who aided New Ulm during the Dakota War of 1862 . The artwork at

2640-467: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Ulm&oldid=933015109 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm ( / ˈ n juː ˈ ʌ l m / NEW ULM )

2700-469: The means to support themselves — in harmony with nature — through the distribution of four-acre garden lots located outside the residential area. Historian Dennis Gimmestad wrote, "The founders’ goals created a community persona that sets New Ulm apart from the Minnesota towns founded by land speculators or railroad companies.... The New Ulm founders aspired to establish a town with a defined philosophical, economic, and social character". On August 18, 1862,

2760-510: The oldest section constructed in 1873, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is the oldest Turner Hall in the United States still in its original use. The north half of the building is a combination of exterior wall elements of a 1901 hall/theater that burned in 1952 with a 1953 interior and main facade. Turner Hall remains one of the most active in the country and one that continues its original mission at

2820-689: The opening of George's Ballroom and the New Ulm Ballroom and the start of KNUJ radio station in the 1940s, New Ulm billed itself as the " Polka Capital of the Nation". New Ulm's Polka Days were known worldwide by polka lovers. The festival was held each year in July. Polka Bands played on Minnesota Street and people danced and drank beer until well past midnight. Local events held annually in New Ulm have celebrated German culture through food, music, and beer. New Ulm's Oktoberfest has been celebrated

2880-436: The other side, prominent local businessmen, including flour mill managers, feared economic repercussions and promoted pro-war parades and bond drives. During World War II , German POWs were housed in a camp to the immediate southeast of New Ulm, in what is now Flandrau State Park . In 1944, a New Ulm family was fined $ 300 for removing a prisoner from the camp, housing him, and taking him to church. New Ulm Turner Hall, with

2940-635: The plan for New Ulm, which was filed in April 1858. This master plan for New Ulm expressed a grand vision of the city's future. At the heart of the community stood blocks reserved for Turner Hall, the county courthouse, and a public school, representing the political, social, and educational center of the community. The westernmost avenues were named after American heroes George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine—the latter three noted for their freethinking philosophies. Members were given

3000-547: The population evacuated to Mankato on August 25. The dead were buried in New Ulm's streets. On July 15, 1881, New Ulm was struck by a large tornado that killed six people and injured 53. Between the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and U.S. entry into the conflict, the citizens of New Ulm closely followed events in Europe. Local newspapers sometimes printing news from relatives and friends in Germany. In an unofficial referendum in early April 1917, local voters opposed war by

3060-404: The population. There were 5,494 households among which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and

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3120-442: The region. As more and more immigrants arrived, not all of whom could farm, they settled in the city of New Ulm and some of the small communities to the west and north. The bronze statue that rests on top of the granite base was designed and sculpted by Leopold Hafner, a German-Bohemian sculptor who now lives near Passau , Germany. The monument is located at 200 North German Street and is open year-round. New Ulm's glockenspiel

3180-529: The revolutions failed, he fled to Portugal, where he settled and established himself as a merchant. Despite his relocation, he maintained close ties to his family in Germany, frequently returning to his homeland. His life, marked by political upheaval and cross-border connections, was highlighted in a 2018 exhibition at the Wegemuseum in Wusterhausen. The following were all refugees from Germany: In

3240-598: The same location after more than 150 years. Its Rathskeller is likely the oldest continuously used bar in Minnesota, while its gymnastics program is also the oldest in the state. The Rathskeller features murals of scenes from Germany, painted by Guido Methua (1873), Christian Heller (1887), and Anton Gag (1901). These were recently restored with support from a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society. The Brown County Historical Society, located at 2 North Broadway houses 3 floors of exhibits and one of

3300-534: The wine industry; others founded Lutheran churches. By 1860, for example, about 70 German families lived in Germantown, Victoria. (When World War I broke out, the town was renamed Grovedale .) In Adelaide , a German Club was founded in 1854, which played a major role in society. Ludwig Bamberger settled in Paris and worked in a bank from 1852 until the amnesty of 1866 allowed him to return to Germany. Carl Schurz

3360-401: Was $ 40,044, and the median income for a family was $ 51,309. Males had a median income of $ 34,196 versus $ 24,970 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,308. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over. The Journal is a daily newspaper in New Ulm. It was founded in 1898 and

3420-469: Was granted broad powers to protect the state and assist in the war effort. Specific actions taken by the commission included surveillance of alleged subversive activities, mobilization of opposition to labor unions and strikes (which were considered even more suspect in wartime), pursuit of draft evaders, and registration and monitoring of aliens (foreign nationals). Given the strong German heritage of New Ulm residents, federal and state agents began to visit

3480-565: Was held on the grounds of Turner Hall. The people had gathered to “enter a protest against sending American soldiers to a foreign country.” Speakers included Louis Fritsche, mayor of New Ulm; Albert Pfaender, city attorney and former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives; Adolph Ackermann, director of Dr. Martin Luther College; and F. H. Retzlaff, a prominent businessman. Federal and state agents mingled through

3540-400: Was in France for a time before moving to England. He stayed there with Adolf Strodtmann. Anton Heinrich Springer visited France. Ludwig Bamberger was in the Netherlands for a time, as were Heinrich Bernhard Oppenheim and Anton Heinrich Springer . August Eduard Wilhelm Hector Achilles d'Orey (b. 1820, Wusterhausen/Dosse – d. unknown) was a participant in the Revolutions of 1848-49. After

3600-524: Was killed, Forty-eighters violently protested the visit of the papal emissary Cardinal Gaetano Bedini , who had repressed revolutionaries in the Papal States in 1849. Protests took place also in 1854; Forty-eighters were held responsible for the killing of two law enforcement officers in the two events. Many German Forty-eighters settled in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , helping solidify that city's progressive political bent and cultural Deutschtum . The Acht-und-vierzigers and their descendants contributed to

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