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New Ulm, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°18′43″N 94°28′07″W / 44.31194°N 94.46861°W / 44.31194; -94.46861
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New Ulm
City
Downtown New Ulm
Downtown New Ulm
Motto: 
"A City of Charm And Tradition"
Location of the city of New Ulm within Brown County in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of New Ulm
within Brown County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°18′43″N 94°28′07″W / 44.31194°N 94.46861°W / 44.31194; -94.46861
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Named forUlm, Germany
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorKathleen Backer
Area
[1]
 • Total10.29 sq mi (26.66 km2)
 • Land10.16 sq mi (26.31 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
[2]
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,120
 • Density1,390.31/sq mi (536.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56073
Area code507
FIPS code27-46042[3]
GNIS feature ID2395217[2]
Websiteci.new-ulm.mn.us

New Ulm (/ˈnjuː ˈʌlm/ NEW ULM)[4] is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 census.[5][6] 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 is known for its German heritage and its historical sites and landmarks dating back to the US-Dakota War of 1862.[7]

New Ulm is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm and home to the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus.[8][9] The Dakota called New Ulm the "Village on the Cottonwood" or Wachupata.

History

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Settlement

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The first European-American settlers of New Ulm, 1854.

The city was founded in 1854[10] by the German Land Company of Chicago. The city was named after the city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany.[11] 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 the "village on the cottonwood".[12]

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 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, 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.[13]

The city plan represented Turner ideals. The German Land Company hired Christian Prignitz to complete 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 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".[14]

The Kiesling House was one of three downtown buildings to survive the Dakota War. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

U.S.–Dakota War of 1862

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Main article: Battles of New Ulm

On August 18, 1862, 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.[15]

The Dakota returned with 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.[16] Most of the town outside the barricades was burned, however, leaving only 49 buildings to house a population of 2500.[17] Short of shelter and ammunition and facing outbreaks of disease, the majority of the population evacuated to Mankato on August 25.[18][19] The dead were buried in New Ulm's streets.

1881 Tornado

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On July 15, 1881, New Ulm was struck by a large tornado that killed six people and injured 53.

World War I and II

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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 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 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 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, 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 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 the other side, prominent local businessmen, including flour mill managers, feared economic repercussions and promoted pro-war parades and bond drives.[20]

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.[21]

Historic sites

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Turner Hall

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New Ulm Turner Hall, with 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 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.[22]

Brown County Historical Society

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The Historical Museum is housed in the old post office building, listed in the NRHP.

The Brown County Historical Society, located at 2 North Broadway houses 3 floors of exhibits and one of 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.[23]

Defender's monument

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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 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.

Hermann monument

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Main article: Hermann Heights Monument
Hermann Heights Monument

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, 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 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.

German Bohemian monument

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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 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.[24] 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 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.

Culture

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Glockenspiel in Schonlau Park

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The Glockenspiel bell tower

New Ulm's glockenspiel 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.

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

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In 1990, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame was established in New Ulm. The museum displays music memorabilia from around the state.[25]

Polka capital of the nation

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Music was always 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.[citation needed]

With 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".[26] New Ulm's Polka Days were known worldwide by polka lovers.[citation needed] The festival was held each year in July. Polka Bands played on Minnesota Street and people danced and drank beer until well past midnight.[citation needed]

Parking meter checker stands by his police vehicle which is imprinted with the German word for police (Polizei). It is part of the town's highlighting its German ethnic origins. New Ulm, Minnesota, July 1974.

Festivals

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Local events held annually in New Ulm have celebrated German culture through food, music, and beer. New Ulm's Oktoberfest has been celebrated the first two weekends in October since 1981.[27] Bock Fest, often scheduled concurrently[28] 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.

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New Ulm was the setting and filming location of the 1995 independent film The Toilers and 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.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.26 square miles (26.57 km2), of which 9.92 square miles (25.69 km2) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) is water.[29] The Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River flow past the city on their way to the Mississippi River.

Climate

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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.

Climate data for New Ulm (NEW ULM 2 SE, MN US), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1893–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18) 		68
(20) 		87
(31) 		95
(35) 		103
(39) 		107
(42) 		111
(44) 		107
(42) 		106
(41) 		92
(33) 		83
(28) 		73
(23) 		111
(44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.7
(−4.6) 		29.1
(−1.6) 		41.2
(5.1) 		57.9
(14.4) 		69.9
(21.1) 		78.9
(26.1) 		82.9
(28.3) 		80.2
(26.8) 		72.3
(22.4) 		59.5
(15.3) 		42.1
(5.6) 		26.6
(−3.0) 		55.4
(13.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 14.7
(−9.6) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		32.0
(0.0) 		47.0
(8.3) 		59.4
(15.2) 		68.9
(20.5) 		73.1
(22.8) 		70.4
(21.3) 		61.5
(16.4) 		48.6
(9.2) 		33.3
(0.7) 		18.4
(−7.6) 		45.6
(7.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 5.7
(−14.6) 		10.4
(−12.0) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		36.0
(2.2) 		48.9
(9.4) 		58.9
(14.9) 		63.2
(17.3) 		60.7
(15.9) 		50.8
(10.4) 		37.7
(3.2) 		24.5
(−4.2) 		10.3
(−12.1) 		35.8
(2.1)
Record low °F (°C) −37
(−38) 		−37
(−38) 		−28
(−33) 		−3
(−19) 		19
(−7) 		31
(−1) 		39
(4) 		34
(1) 		16
(−9) 		1
(−17) 		−17
(−27) 		−36
(−38) 		−37
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.64
(16) 		0.64
(16) 		1.86
(47) 		2.86
(73) 		3.44
(87) 		4.82
(122) 		3.98
(101) 		4.10
(104) 		3.21
(82) 		2.26
(57) 		1.62
(41) 		0.86
(22) 		30.29
(768)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 7.9
(20) 		6.2
(16) 		7.6
(19) 		1.7
(4.3) 		0.04
(0.10) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		6.9
(18) 		9.0
(23) 		39.74
(101.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 6 6 8 9 11 11 9 9 9 7 6 6 97
Source: Western Regional Climate Center[30]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860635—
18701,310106.3%
18802,47188.6%
18903,74151.4%
19005,40344.4%
19105,6484.5%
19206,74519.4%
19307,3088.3%
19408,74319.6%
19509,3486.9%
196011,11418.9%
197013,05117.4%
198013,7555.4%
199013,132−4.5%
200013,5943.5%
201013,522−0.5%
202014,1204.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[31]

In 2002, 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.

2010 census

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As of the census[32] 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/km2). There were 5,987 housing units at an average density of 603.5 per square mile (233.0/km2). The racial makeup of 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 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 the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

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As of the census[3] 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/km2). There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of 653.3 per square mile (252.2/km2). 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 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 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 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.

Politics

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Presidential election results 1960–2020
Precinct General Election Results[33]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 56.8% 4,442 40.7% 3,179 2.5% 197
2016 56.1% 4,166 33.0% 2,445 10.9% 809
2012 51.3% 3,825 45.5% 3,395 3.2% 243
2008 51.5% 3,810 45.8% 3,389 2.7% 196
2004 56.8% 4,212 41.2% 3,052 2.0% 146
2000 52.6% 3,720 39.1% 2,764 8.3% 585
1996 42.3% 2,727 43.4% 2,792 14.3% 923
1992 40.8% 2,824 34.2% 2,368 25.0% 1,736
1988 55.2% 3,313 44.8% 2,691 0.0% 0
1984 61.2% 3,882 38.8% 2,459 0.0% 0
1980 53.1% 3,723 38.2% 2,676 8.7% 614
1976 54.3% 3,740 41.4% 2,853 4.3% 298
1972 62.1% 3,773 34.6% 2,106 3.3% 201
1968 55.9% 3,059 38.8% 2,124 5.3% 289
1964 49.9% 2,600 50.0% 2,605 0.1% 9
1960 58.6% 3,076 41.3% 2,164 0.1% 6

Media

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Newspaper

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The Journal is a daily newspaper in New Ulm. It was founded in 1898 and is owned by Ogden Newspapers. The circulation was 5,248 in 2019.[34][35]

Radio

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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.

Transportation

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Transit service in the city is provided by the Hermann Express, which operates six days 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.

Notable people

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Anton Gag home

See also

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International relations

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New Ulm is twinned with:

References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for New Ulm (Minnesota).
Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article "New Ulm".
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