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Hirschville, North Dakota

Hirschville is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States.[1]

Hirschville, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
St. Philip's Cemetery in Hirschville
St. Philip's Cemetery in Hirschville
Hirschville is located in North Dakota
Hirschville
Hirschville
Location within the state of North Dakota
Hirschville is located in the United States
Hirschville
Hirschville
Hirschville (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°04′05″N 102°33′50″W / 47.06806°N 102.56389°W / 47.06806; -102.56389
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyDunn
Elevation
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2,123 ft (647 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1029476[1]

History

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The Hirschville area was settled by German-Hungarians[2] and German-Russians.[3][4]

Post office

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On May 11, 1911, a U.S. post office was annexed to the general store. The mail route was connected to Taylor in neighboring Stark County.[5] The station was called Hirschville in commemoration of its founder, Casper Hirsch[6][7] (1865–1931, name sometimes also spelled Kaspar[6] or Kasper[8]). Pius Stockie (1885–1960) was appointed mail carrier.[9] Casper Hirsch served as the postmaster at Hirschville until he relocated to Wisconsin in 1917.[6][10] The Hirschville post office was discontinued in 1920.[7]

Church

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St. Philip's Parish was established in 1907.[4] On December 12, 1910, Casper and Marianna Hirsch donated 6 acres (24,000 m2) of land for St. Philip's Catholic Church to hold services for German-speaking immigrants. Shortly after the church was completed, Casper Hirsch established a grocery and hardware store nearby. In 1916 a fair was held in Hirschville to raise money for a new church building there.[11][12] The new church served a congregation of 130 families when it was completed.[13] In the 1990s, the Hirschville church was a mission church of Saints Peter and Paul Church in New Hradec.[14]

By the late 1990s, the church's active congregation had declined to only a dozen families at most,[13][15] and a farewell mass was held at the church on June 27, 1998.[16] Although there was local interest in preserving the church with support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the church was burned in 2000.[13][15][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hirschville, North Dakota
  2. ^ Pearson, John (February 16, 1982). "German-Hungarians Settled Southwest Corner". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. p. 42. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Histories Consulted for the Iron Cross Cemetery Project". Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "St. Philip, Hirschville, ND". St. Mary Parish, Richardton, North Dakota. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Taylor: Mail for Hirschville". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. November 25, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ a b c "Kaspar Hirsch". The Ward County Independent. Minot, ND. April 5, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ a b Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 98. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Newport: Mr. and Mrs. Kasper Hirsch". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. January 8, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Taylor: Pius Stocke [sic]". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. October 14, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ "Dunn County Pioneer Goes to Wisconsin". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. March 17, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  11. ^ "Local News". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. November 11, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  12. ^ "The new German Catholic church ..." The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. September 5, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  13. ^ a b c Fehr, Kris (January 9, 2000). "Families Divided on Church's Fate". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. p. 21. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ "The Rev. Wilfrid Splonskowski". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. October 18, 2007. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  15. ^ a b Isern, Tom (May 29, 2000). "Providing Us with a Sense of Living in a Livable Place". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. p. 4. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  16. ^ "St. Phillip's Catholic Church". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. June 1, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  17. ^ Sickler, Jana (May 29, 2000). "Fair Shake Wanted for St. Philip's". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. p. 4. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
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