Luther College
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frankhj
N 43° 58.001 W 091° 13.243
15T E 642733 N 4869711
Luther College Marker, corner of Hwys D & W E. of Holmen.
Waymark Code: WM4C55
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2008
Views: 28
The first college founded by Norwegian Lutheran pioneer immigrants in the United States opened in the parsonage of Halfway Creek Lutheran congregation, Sept. 1, 1861. Teachers were Laur. Larsen and F.A. Schmidt, who also served as pastors for area immigrants. Enrollment was 16. The parsonage was destroyed by fire in 1865. The site and marker are one-half mile west of Halfway Creek Lutheran Church on Knutson Road, near Halfway Creek Cemetery. The College moved to Decorah, Iowa, in 1862 where it continues.
Erected 1977
County: La Crosse
Location: Other
MarkerID: 235
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