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Reference code
12.02-3373-16
Title
Christmas Ornaments 16 Ferdinand Indiana Plat 1840
Date(s)
- 2015 Issued (Creation) (Creation)
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1 Ornament - Metal
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(1981- current)
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Scope and content
Ferdinand, Indiana, was just a dream in 1838, when Rev. Joseph Kundek, a Croation missionary priest, decided he would create a model German Catholic community in the heart of the southern Indiana wilderness.He was already serving the residents of Jasper and wanted a stopping off point between that growing city and Troy on the Ohio River. Many settlers journeyed to the the area via riverboat and raft, completing the journey north on foot. Fr. Kundek purchased a significant tract of land which John Cassidy had surveyed on January 8, 1840. This years ornament is a representation of the original plat, drawn by Fr. Kundek himself.
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- Christkindlmarkt (Subject)