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Historic Plaque, United Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Swiss Alp, Texas. It reads: "United Evangelical Lutheran Church (Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery). The Swiss Alp community was settled about 1865. Within a short time, the Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church was established and began meeting on land given by John and Christina Knippa in 1867. The first recorded burial on this site is that of Emma Gertraut Ritter, who died in October 1867. She was soon followed by Anna Rudi, the wife of P… more
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location: 29.759325528919256 -96.94103607116398
Partner: UNT Libraries

United Evangelical Lutheran Church

Description: Historic plaque, "Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church, the second oldest congregation in the Texas-Louisiana Synod, United Lutheran Church in America. The founding occurred on March 24, 1867, under leadership of the Rev. C.C. Rudi, who had just moved to the Swiss Alp area. A ten-acre church site was donated by John and Christina Knippa by deed of March 29, 1869. Cedar was donated by J.F. Melcher and the Knippas and original log church was built in 1869. In Feb. 1877 the cemetery was es… more
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries
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