Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
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Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Also known as Caledonia Cemetery

Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

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    Coordinates: 43.48304, -89.58262
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Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church ("Ev Luth St. Pauls Kirche 1878" on the church sign) of Caledonia Township in Columbia County, Wisconsin, was organized on October 17, 1875. The wooden church was built by the community and inaugurated in 1878. Active for 85 years, the church celebrated 380 baptisms (from 1877 to 1957), 303 confirmations (from 1883 to 1959), and 89 marriages (from 1877 to 1949). The church building, which was never equipped with plumbing or electricity, has not been used for services since 1960, but the church and cemetery are maintained by descendants of the original founding families, most of whom were German-speaking immigrants from Pomerania. The first burials in the church cemetery were small children of the Koepp and Anacker families in the 1870s. In the 21st century, burials continue, primarily those of descendants of the original church community. Nestled in rolling hills and neighboring farmland, Saint Paul's church and its cemetery are isolated from modernity: peaceful and bucolic.
Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church ("Ev Luth St. Pauls Kirche 1878" on the church sign) of Caledonia Township in Columbia County, Wisconsin, was organized on October 17, 1875. The wooden church was built by the community and inaugurated in 1878. Active for 85 years, the church celebrated 380 baptisms (from 1877 to 1957), 303 confirmations (from 1883 to 1959), and 89 marriages (from 1877 to 1949). The church building, which was never equipped with plumbing or electricity, has not been used for services since 1960, but the church and cemetery are maintained by descendants of the original founding families, most of whom were German-speaking immigrants from Pomerania. The first burials in the church cemetery were small children of the Koepp and Anacker families in the 1870s. In the 21st century, burials continue, primarily those of descendants of the original church community. Nestled in rolling hills and neighboring farmland, Saint Paul's church and its cemetery are isolated from modernity: peaceful and bucolic.

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