Valders, WI Summer Camps 2013
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Valders, WI
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Valders is a village in Manitowoc County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 948 at the 2000 census .
History of Valders, WI
History Valders was settled in the 1850s by immigrants from the Valdres mountainous region of Norway . The largest town in Valdres is Fagernes , but many immigrants arriving in Wisconsin came from the valleys of Vestre Slidre and Øystre Slidre , when hunger in these rocky hillside farms was far from unheard of. Valders did not really develop as a village until the arrival of the railroad in 1896, the traditional year of its founding. It was incorporated as a village under Wisconsin law in 1921, with William F. Christel as the first village president. As the village was founded by Norwegians, it was natural that the first churches were Lutheran : Valders Lutheran parish, Our Savior Lutheran parish, and Gjerpin Lutheran parish. These were later combined into Faith Lutheran parish . There is also a small Protestant Conference parish. After the arrival of the railroad, many German settlers moved in who were primarily Catholic , but no parish was developed for them. To this day, there is still a significant population of Catholics, including most of the area farmers, who worship at St.
Valders, WI City Statistics:
Population: 948Elevation: 840 feet. Longitude: -87.88 Latitude: 44.06
