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ATTRACTIONS in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Gruelti Laager Senior Citizens |  |
HISTORY of GRUELTI LAAGER
| In the 1860’s Europe
was in the middle of a depression In Switzerland, there wasn’t enough land to go around The Swiss government saw emigration as a way to relieve overcrowding The Swiss Emigration Society sent Capt Eugen Plumacher to America to locate land, 1867 Plumacher met with President Andrew Johnson Johnson told him about his home state of Tennessee Col John Armfield invited the delegation to visit his home in Beersheba Springs The area reminded the Swiss group of forests in their homeland Peter Staub a Swiss citizen living in Knoxville was hired to purchase land 100 acre tracts were subdivided for settlers A 500 acre tract was set aside for a school and church The land was advertised in Switzerland for $.50/acre A group of immigrants formally established the colony on April 11, 1869 The town of Gruetli was created at the meeting Town named after a famous meadow in Switzerland ach tract of land was numbered and lots were drawn for land distribution among settlers Because the colony was so large, two schools were built The colony grew to about 100 families It became an area of largest population of Swiss immigrants in the state |
| Gruelti Historic Sign |  |
The Grundy County Swiss Historical
Society founded in the early 1970’s Town incorporated 1980 July 28th, 2001 meeting at Stampfli farm (one of the original homesteads of the settlement) |
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| Gruelti Laager City Hall |  |
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HOMES in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Stagecoach Inn |  |
Colony Rd Gruetli Laager, TN Located in old Gruetli Built late 1800’s Still stands as a private residence |
CHURCHES in GRUELTI LAAGER
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| Baker’s Cove Congregational Methodist Church | Bibleway Holiness Church | Bivens Chapel Congregational Methodist Church | Christians Meet Here Church |
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| Church of God updated photo submitted by M.J. King 4'05 |
Fairview Holiness Congregational Methodist Church | First Church of the Nazarene | Gruelti Laager Church of Christ |
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| Gruelti Laager First Baptist Church | Laager Congregational Methodist Church | Lord’s Way Church | Mt Etta Freewill Baptist Church |
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| St Bernard Episcopal Church | West Side Baptist Church |
SCHOOLS in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Swiss Memorial Elementary School |  |
POST OFFICE in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Old Gruelti
Laager Post Office Building Building housed the Gruetli Post Office from 1933 to 1984 |
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PARKS in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Gruelti Laager Community Center |  |
| Gruelti Laager Park |  |
Ball fields Basketball Batting cage Horse show arena Picnic areas Playground Tennis courts (2 lighted) Walk/jog path (paved) |
SPECIAL DAYS in GRUELTI LAAGER
| Swiss Independence Day Celebration | Held last Saturday in July In Gruetli Laager at Swiss Memorial School Sponsored by the Grundy Swiss Historical Society Features a tour of the Swiss Colony Entertainment |
STATISTICS for GRUELTI LAAGER
| POPULATION |
| 1980 | 2,021 |
| 1990 | 1,810 |
| LOCATION CODES for GRUELTI LAAGER |
| Zip | 37339 |
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