Includes the following communities
Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska
History
Following the sugar beet industry, Volga Germans first settled in Bayard in January, 1913, having first stopped in Gering. This first group of five families were from Franzosen and had earlier settled in Sugar City, Colorado.
The Great Western sugar beet factory was built in Bayard in 1917.
Congregations
Notable Individuals
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 52.
Resources
- Bayard Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Bayard Cemetery (gravestones.org)
External Links
Bayard, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Bayard, Nebraska:
Schmunk
Great Western sugar beet factory under construction in Bayard, Nebraska.
Began operation in 1917.
Source: Western Sugar Cooperative.
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