On the trail of Swiss settlers in Kentucky - SWI swissinfo.ch
Jul 8, 2016 · A project has been launched to build bridges between Einsiedeln, Switzerland and Louisville, Kentucky – the destination of many 19 th century Swiss immigrants.
The Swiss of Louisville, Kentucky in the Late 1880s
Dec 13, 2019 · In the state of Kentucky, there are two larger Swiss colonies , one in Louisville, the other in Bernstadt, as well as various places that were settled by Swiss families.
Die Kolonie Bernstadt - Appalachian History
Apr 30, 2018 · They encouraged German-speaking Swiss, who were suffering as a result of a farming crisis and high land prices in their native country, to come to Kentucky. From 1881 to 1886, 336 families bought land and erected Protestant churches and two schools.
Swiss Colony Bernstadt - KY Historical Society
Founded 1881, this was Kentucky's largest foreign colony. Swiss farm crisis and high land prices caused mass emigration. Paul Schenk and Otto Bruner, agriculturalists, and Karl Imobersteg, owner of large passage office, promoted venture. These Swiss capitalists sold 4,000 acres to colonists, most from Bern.
Swiss Colony - The Historical Marker Database
Aug 9, 2015 · Bernstadt, Kentucky, also known as Swiss Colony, was founded in 1881 by Swiss immigrants from Bern, Switzerland, through efforts of Paul Schenk. (A historical marker located near London in Laurel County, Kentucky.)
final attempt by Swiss immigrants to develop an independent colony in the United States was made in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1881. This settlement was the result of eforts on the part of Kentucky’s newly-formed Bureau of Immigration to compensate for the fact that the state had been all but ignored by European immigrants in the past.
Swiss Colony Bernstadt - The Historical Marker Database
Aug 9, 2015 · Founded 1881, this was Kentucky’s largest foreign colony. Swiss farm crisis and high land prices caused mass emigration. Paul Schenk and Otto Bruner, agriculturists, and Karl Imobersteg, owner of large passage office, promoted venture.
Switzerland County History ⋆ Switzerland County Economic …
Switzerland County History. Swiss immigrants, for whom the area is named, and who established the first commercial vineyard and winery in the U.S., in the nineteenth century, formally organized Switzerland County in 1814. Prominent families included the Dufour brothers, who laid out the town of Vevay after its purchase in 1802.
On the trail of Swiss settlers in Kentucky - Expatica Switzerland
A project has been launched to build bridges between Einsiedeln, Switzerland and Louisville, Kentucky – the destination of many 19 th century Swiss immigrants.
Swiss Colony · William H. Berge Oral History Center
Jesse Keller is one of the youngest of the first generation descendants of the original Swiss settlers into Laurel County, KY. In this interview, Keller, discusses the history of the settlers and the differences between the area and Switzerland.