West Point, Cuming Co., Nebraska
Volga German families settled in and around West Point, Nebraska.
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Anderson, Anderson Co., South Carolina
Volga German families settled in and around Anderson, South Carolina.
Wagner, Charles Mix Co., South Dakota
Volga German families settled in and around Wagner, South Dakota.
Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia
Volga German families settled in and around Savannah, Georgia.
Glenwood, Pike Co., Arkansas
Volga German families settled in and around Glenwood, Arkansas.
Sandusky, Sanilac Co., Michigan
Volga German families settled in and around Sandusky, Michigan. Most came there originally to work in the sugar beet industry.
Cache Creek, British Columbia
Volga German families settled in and around Cache Creek, British Columbia.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Volga German families settled on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Korte, Berthold F.
Pastor Berthold Korte, son of Heinrich & Agnes Korte, was born 26 November 1901 in Lockstedt, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). He arrived in the United States on 17 October 1928 aboard the SS Berlin at the port of New York City. He was headed for a seminary in Maywood, Illinois. He had completed his theological education at the Breklum and Kropp Seminaries in Germany. He was ordained 26 May 1929 and married on 9 July 1929 to Maria Koehler from Leussow, Germany. They had four children: Inga (Korte) Knappe, Bert, Rudy, and Gerhard.
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church - Bunker Hill
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church served the community of Bunker Hill from 1881 to 1954.
The handcut limestone building serves today as a museum in Bunker Hill and is the location of the Bunker Hill Historical Society.