New Upsala, Wisconsin | |
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Ghost Town | |
  New Upsala, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°7′1.2″N 88°23′2.4″W / 43.117000°N 88.384000°W / 43.117000; -88.384000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Established | 1842 |
New Upsala (Swedish: Nya Uppsala) also referred to as the Pine Lake Settlement, was an early pioneer Swedish-American community in Wisconsin. The short-lived settlement of Swedish immigrants was founded by Gustaf Unonius. It was located in the north central section of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, near the town of Merton, outside Delafield, in the area now incorporated as the villages of Chenequa and Nashotah.
Founding
The Scandinavian parish at Pine Lake
References
- About the Town Early History (by Jeanne Ann Frederickson. Former Town Clerk. 2004) http://www.townofmerton.com/abouttown.html
- Mabel V. Hansen, "The Swedish settlement on Pine Lake", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 8, no. 1.
- Pine Lake Settlers, Merton & Delafield Townships (Waukesha County, Wisconsin Genealogy)
- Filip A. Forsbeck, "New Upsala, the first Swedish settlement in Wisconsin", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 19, no. 2. (1935–1936)
Further reading
- Forsbeck, Filip A. New Upsala, the First Swedish Settlement in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 1936.
- Stark, William F., Pine Lake. Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Zimmerman Press, 1984.