Springdale Township Cemetery Monument | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Springdale Township Cemetery Monument

Springdale Township Cemetery Monument | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Stereograph of monument. This 17.5 foot granite monument was erected on September 15, 1901, to mark the location of a Norwegian Lutheran cemetery in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 8.  Use of the cemetery began in 1847 and was discontinued in 1863 in favor of a new cemetery adjoining the Springdale Lutheran Church one mile to the southeast. The fifty or so burials had been marked with wooden crosses, but due to their later deterioration, a freewill subscription, begun in 1898, raised funds for a more permanent monument on which were inscribed the names of many of those buried there.
DESCRIPTION
Stereograph of monument. This 17.5 foot granite monument was erected on September 15, 1901, to mark the location of a Norwegian Lutheran cemetery in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 8. Use of the cemetery began in 1847 and was discontinued in 1863 in favor of a new cemetery adjoining the Springdale Lutheran Church one mile to the southeast. The fifty or so burials had been marked with wooden crosses, but due to their later deterioration, a freewill subscription, begun in 1898, raised funds for a more permanent monument on which were inscribed the names of many of those buried there.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:41091
Creation Date:circa 1901
Creator Name:Lee, Andrew O.
City:Mount Horeb
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Place File*
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PF Mt. Horeb.17
Original Dimensions:7 x 3.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Cemeteries
Outdoor photography
Trees
Sepulchral monuments
Cities and towns
Monuments

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