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German Pioneers Plaque : April 2014
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The plaque commemorates German pioneer families who settled in Freshwater Creek and are buried in the cemetery.
The first German Lutherans settled in the district around Grovedale (Germantown) in the early 1850s. By the late 1850s the settlement at Freshwater Creek was established. Initially services were held in the homes of members until the first church, a wattle and daub structure, was built in 1859. The first burial took place in 1860 when Louisa the 18 year old daughter of the Seiffert family died of pneumonia.
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The first German Lutherans settled in the district around Grovedale (Germantown) in the early 1850s. By the late 1850s the settlement at Freshwater Creek was established. Initially services were held in the homes of members until the first church, a wattle and daub structure, was built in 1859. The first burial took place in 1860 when Louisa the 18 year old daughter of the Seiffert family died of pneumonia.
Location
| Address: | Anglesea Road, Lutheran Cemetery, Freshwater Creek, 3216 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.277257 Long: 144.270653 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 2nd November, 2008 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe rock with this plaque is in memory of the early German pioneer families who settled in the District of Freshwater Creek and are buried in this cemetery.
Some of their descendants still live in the area.
This is one of the early Lutheran churchyard cemeteries in Victoria still in use. Circa 1859.
Dedicated by Pastor Rolf Lungwitz on 2nd November 2008
The Rotary Club of Grovedale
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