Owendale, Huron Co., Michigan
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Owendale, Huron Co., Michigan
History:
In May 1901, German Russians from Nebraska were brought to Owendale to work in the sugar beet fields.
Sources:
- Pickelhaupt, Bill. The Volga Germans of Michigan's Thumb (Fort Gratiot, MI: Flyblister, 2009): 13.
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 54.
External Links:
Owendale, Michigan (Wikipedia)