New Glarus

Wisconsin, United States
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New Glarus, village, Green county, southern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on a branch of the Sugar River, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Madison. Founded in 1845 by some 100 immigrants from the canton of Glarus in Switzerland who were fleeing an economic crisis in their homeland, it was organized on a semicommunal basis, with mineral rights and all streams and springs owned in common and the land apportioned by lot. The village is still largely populated by people of Swiss heritage. Located in a rich dairying region, New Glarus is noted for its Swiss and other types of ...(100 of 221 words)