Hirschville is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States.[1]
History
The Hirschville area was settled by German-Hungarians[2] and German-Russians.[3][4]
Post office
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
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hirschville, North Dakota
- ^ Pearson, John (February 16, 1982). "German-Hungarians Settled Southwest Corner". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. p. 42. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Histories Consulted for the Iron Cross Cemetery Project". Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "St. Philip, Hirschville, ND". St. Mary Parish, Richardton, North Dakota. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Taylor: Mail for Hirschville". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. November 25, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Kaspar Hirsch". The Ward County Independent. Minot, ND. April 5, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 98. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Newport: Mr. and Mrs. Kasper Hirsch". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. January 8, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor: Pius Stocke [sic]". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. October 14, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dunn County Pioneer Goes to Wisconsin". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. March 17, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local News". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, ND. November 11, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The new German Catholic church ..." The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. September 5, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Rev. Wilfrid Splonskowski". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. October 18, 2007. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "St. Phillip's Catholic Church". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, ND. June 1, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Families Divided on Church's Fate. Photos of St. Philip's Catholic Church (1916–2000)
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