Includes the following communities
Belle Fourche, Butte Co., South Dakota
Fruitdale, Butte Co., South Dakota
History
Belle Fourche was settled by Volga German immigrants who came to work in the sugar beet fields that were made possible by an irrigation project in 1905.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in and around Belle Fourche:
Amen
Dahlinger from Rosenberg
Keil from Katharinental
Kindsfater from Dietel
Kling from Oberdorf
Kuenzel from Warenburg
Lungren from Franzosen
Pflaumer from Straßburg
Pister from Merkel
Rieb from Nieder-Monjou
Romig (Romick) from Rosenberg
Rothermel from Katharinenstadt
Ruff
Schott from Grimm
Zwetzig from Morgentau
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
Resources
Pine Slope Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links
Belle Fourche, South Dakota (Wikipedia)
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