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Volga German Heritage
of
Ellis and Rush Counties in Kansas
Pfeifer
Pfeifer was founded
on either August 21 or 24, 1876, by emigrants from Pfeifer,
Russia. It is located about 10 miles south of Victoria
along the south bank of
the Smoky Hill River. The final group of emigrants to Pfeifer came June
20, 1878 from Kamenka, Russia. The original settlement was in Section 25
of Ellis County, but in 1884, the town was moved to its present location in Section
36.
Residents built
the town's first church, a small frame structure, in 1879.
Then in 1891, a new stone church was dedicated on September
14. Plans for a bigger stone church were begun in 1911,
and the construction began in April 1915 and was finished by
May 1918. It still serves the community of Pfeifer today, but
there are no services held on a regular basis.
Scouts |
Catherine | Liebenthal | Herzog
| Munjor | Schoenchen
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me with questions or comments. Most
of the photographs on this Web site were taken by Patty Nicholas,
and acknowledgement
is given for any other photographs.
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