Outagamie County, WI - "New London 1862"
        
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 Subject: newspaper article "New London 1862"
 Submitted by: county coordinator 
 EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com
 Date Submitted: 15 March 2000
        
 Source: New London Press newspaper article from Bicentennial issue, undated.
 
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                       New London 1862
Rev.  Carl Waldt moved to Oshkosh and was installed there as pastor of the German Ev.  Lutheran Church
                           (Peace).          There's reason to believe that sometime during 1862, the members of the Wisconsin Synod residing in New
 London organized the St. Paul's Congregation.  Rev. Waldt, whenever visiting New London, held services at the
 Little Prairie School.
          There's reason to believe that the newly built Congregational Church was completed prior to July 19, 1861. 
 Rev.  Peet remained until Aug. 1, 1861.  Rev.  Orson P Clinton served as a supply minister from July 1, 1861, remained until he volunteered for service of our country.  Rev. 
 Levi P. Sabin served only ten months.  After the pulpit had been vacant four months, Rev.  Lester J. Sawyer served.
          According to the 13 March 1862 issue of the Appleton Motor, Allen McFaul, engineer at Hale's Grist and Saw
 Mill, was caught in the belt of a shaft revolving at 150 RPM.  His back was broken, the right arm taken off at the elbow, and the right leg severed halfway below the knee.  He died four hours later --
 possibly New London's first industrial fatality.
          A mail route was established between Ontonagon, Michigan, and Appleton, via New London.  Rufus Way of
 New London was in charge of way stations and road accomodations.  The first trip was made during the winter of
 1862-63 by George S. Wilson.