Sugar City, Madison Co., Idaho
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Sugar City, Madison Co., Idaho
History:
Sugar City was a company town for the Fremont County Sugar Company, part of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. A sugar beet processing factory was built there in 1903-1904.
Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Sugar City area.
Congregations:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families setttled in and around Sugar City, Idaho:
Bischoff from Dobrinka
Holstein from Galka
Moore from Moor
Ostermiller from Beideck
Schwartzkopf from Neu-Dönhof
Treise from Wiesenmüller
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
Resources:
- Sugar City Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
External Links:
Sugar City, Idaho (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Sugar beet factory in Sugar City, Idaho.
Source: unknown.