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Sauerkraut City was a community of German
immigrants who lived south of Chili. Such as William Wagner had a
farm 2 miles south and 1/2 mile west along what is now Hwy. 10,
north side of the road. The Neinas farm was across the road, from
the Wagner farm, south side of road. The Frank farm was 1-1/2 mile
south and 1 mile east of Chili, not far from the Wagner and Neinas
farms.
There were Sternitzkys, Barths, Schmitz, Dreschers, Kleinschmidts
and other German immigrant families in that location; thus the tag
"Sauerkraut City." I found these names on lands of the late 1890s
plat books. They bordered on the southern line of Town of Fremont
and northern line of Town of Lynn. It seemed that every little
community had a "name," such as Windfall Corners, Heathville, South
York, North York, Wilcox, and many, many more, which have
disappeared now the roads as county roads, and all rural roads have
been named for identification making it easier when giving
directions where someone lives, rather than saying, "So and so lives
in Sauerkraut City."
Dee Zimmerman
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