Includes the following communities
Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
History
Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in Minatare beginning in 1912.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 52.
Resources
East Lawn Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links
- City History (Minatare)
- Minatare, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Minatare, Nebraska:
Arends
Freouf
Lenz
Schnell
Ulrich
Vogel
Great Western Sugarbeet Factory in Minatare, Nebraska.
Built in 1925; in operation until 1948.
Source: Western Sugar Cooperative.
Sugar beet wagons on Main Street in Minatare (1915).
Source: Vintage Nebraska.
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Volga Colonies
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