Includes the following communities
Laurel, Yellowstone Co., Montana
History
Permanent settlers arrived in Laurel, then called Carlton, around 1879. The railroad arrived in the community in the summer of 1882 and since that time, the town has served as a major railroad hub for the Northern Pacific.
The first Volga German families to settle in Laurel came from Beideck, Hussenbach, and Kautz. They were joined by families from many other colonies as the sugar beet industry developed in the Yellowstone Valley.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 51.
Resources
- Laurel Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
External Links
Laurel, Montana (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Laurel, Montana:
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Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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