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Gnadenau Mennonite village site
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, farm implement parts.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1874-1880s Mennonite communal village
Krimmer Mennonite Brethren from Crimea settled Gnadenau in 1874 as a communal village after Russia ended their military exemption. A new railroad founded Hillsboro to the north in 1879, which drew the village away, and no buildings remain.View source →
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