Hermann Sohne Cemetery
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Hermann Sohne Cemetery

Altona, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA

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    Coordinates: 42.10515, -97.00417
  • Cemetery ID: 2339045

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The Hermann Sohne (Sons of Hermann) cemetery is located near what was once the small town of Altona. Altona was once quite a town with a general store and at least two bars. Now it is two houses and church. The small cemetery has long been abandoned and a neighbor mows it a couple times a summer. The "Order of Hermann Sons" was founded in 1840 by American citizens of German descent, for the purpose of "preserving the German custom, the German spirit and the German tradition". After WW1 it fell out of favor and the cemetery was abandoned. By it's size it can be assumed that there are more burials than indicated by the 5 or 6 stones remaining. Last burial was in 1936. There is no sign with the name of the cemetery.
The Hermann Sohne (Sons of Hermann) cemetery is located near what was once the small town of Altona. Altona was once quite a town with a general store and at least two bars. Now it is two houses and church. The small cemetery has long been abandoned and a neighbor mows it a couple times a summer. The "Order of Hermann Sons" was founded in 1840 by American citizens of German descent, for the purpose of "preserving the German custom, the German spirit and the German tradition". After WW1 it fell out of favor and the cemetery was abandoned. By it's size it can be assumed that there are more burials than indicated by the 5 or 6 stones remaining. Last burial was in 1936. There is no sign with the name of the cemetery.

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  • Added: 23 Jan 2010
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2339045