The Swiss Colony Cemetery, Gruetli, Tennessee
Author: Dola S. Tylor
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 18
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Author: Dola S. Tylor
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 18
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frances Helen Jackson
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Published: 2013-07-02
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781490594606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 1869 to the early years of the 20th century, over fifty families of Swiss immigrants came to Grundy County, Tennessee with the express purpose of creating a Swiss Colony, a community composed almost entirely of German-speaking Swiss that would preserve their culture in a new land. They gave to the area the inspiring name of Gruetli, the meadow where legend says representatives of three cantons met in 1291 and formed the league which grew, over centuries, into the Swiss confederation. The settlers came for economic reasons, not as political or religious fugitives. They came with high hopes, definite support of their home government, and fervent loyalty to their native land. This book tells their story.They were good record keepers, and we have detailed notes on their meetings, their agricultural endeavors, and church issues. All of these, as well as directly gathered oral history have gone into this volume. Originally written in 1933, it has been expanded in the present edition by newly collected family memories, letters recently found and a more systematic use of county records of land transactions.Although the first winter was dreadfully hard, the Swiss farmers were soon on their feet and boasting of yields on thin mountain soil well in excess of state averages. They understood well the key to their success: a combination of dairying and crop raising with manuring. Today, most physical evidence of the Colony has vanished. Only a few houses, a cemetery and a stone bridge built with community labor in the early days of the Colony survive. In some sense, the demise of the Colony was the result of its success. The colonists educated their children well, and after finishing college, most of those children chose careers that took them away from the farm and into mainstream America. The Colony thus met its economic objectives even as it physically disappeared. The children who had grown up in the Colony carried with them a deep gratitude for their upbringing and their Swiss heritage. This gratitude has been passed onto the younger generations who today form the Grundy County Swiss Historical Society and keep alive and enjoy the memory and traditions of the Colony.
Author: Thomas Jay Kemp
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1997-12
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780842027403
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Author: Billyfrank Morrison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2005-08-24
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1439629870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCarved out of Native American land in 1817, Marion County, Tennessee, has maintained its primitive beauty. The county grew with towns such as Monteagle, Martin Springs, Sequatchie, and South Pittsburg springing up on the banks of the Tennessee River, throughout the Sequatchie Valley, and atop the Cumberland Mountains. Today, it is home to nearly 30,000 people. In this pictorial history, Marion Countys colorful and fascinating past is illustrated through over 200 vintage postcards drawn from the authors personal collection. This book was the culmination of a long-standing interest in postcards and Marion County, as well as a deep kinship with its people.
Author: Bonnie Woolverton
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 110
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 154
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 178
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKElihu and Celia Burnett lived in Pelham Valley in what became Franklin County, Tennessee in 1806. Descendants and relatives lived in Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California and elsewhere.
Author: Lee Forney Crawford
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 324
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