Nya Upsala

Nya Upsala

Nya Upsala (New Upsala or New Uppsala) was an early Scandinavian settlement in Pine Lake, Wisconsin founded by Gustaf Unonius. [ [http://www.townofmerton.com/abouttown.html Town of Merton - North Lake Fire Dept ] ] [ [http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha/pinelakebios.php Pine Lake Settler Biographies Merton Delafield Waukesha County, Wisconsin - Waukesha County Wisconsin GenWeb ] ] It is also referred to as the 'Pine Lake Settlement'. This 'Pine Lake' was located near the present location of the Town of Merton in the North Central Section of Waukesha County, Wisconsin (and is not to be confused with the current Pine Lake, Wisconsin, a town located in Oneida County, Wisconsin).

Goals of the community included a University in homage to the Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden.

Notable people

*United States District Judge A.F. St. Sure's grandfather was an early settler at Pine Lake.

ources

*Stark, William F., 'Pine Lake', Zimmerman Press, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1984.


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