- Frederick Krug
Frederick Krug (
1855 -November 18 ,1930 ) was the German-immigrant founder of theFrederick Krug Brewing Company ofOmaha, Nebraska . [ [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/state/publications/pioneer/nhrv2n4.txt "Pioneer history of Omaha, Nebraska"] . Retrieved 9/8/07.] Krug is often cited as one of the founders of Omaha. [ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Johnson/jhne293.html Johnson's History of Nebraska] . p. 299. Retrieved 9/8/07.] In addition to operating the brewery for almost the entire duration of his life, Krug operated Krug Park in the Benson community and was the president of theHome Fire Insurance Company , which was founded in Omaha in 1884. [Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. (1896) "Biennial Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts to the Governor of Nebraska."State of Nebraska . p 216.]Biography
Krug's family arrived in the United States in 1892 and settled near
LaCrosse, Kansas . The family apparently leftKratzke, Russia in 1825 and moved to Dietel, a Volga German colony of Germans from Russia. [ [http://www.berschauer.com/Genealogy/Statistics/history.html Books of Kratzke Family Histories] . Retrieved 9/8/07.]Krug led his company in Omaha for almost 50 years, and was responsible for founding Omaha's
Krug Park in 1904. The city of Omaha named a street after him. [ [http://www.omahahistory.org/Education_StreetNames6.htm "Omaha Street Names"] . Douglas County Historical Society. Retrieved 9/8/07.] Frederick's sons, including William, Frederick H. and Albert all worked at the brewery in a variety of capacities. [ [http://www.memoriallibrary.com/NE/History/1904/221.htm "1804-1904 Nebraskans."] Memorial Library. Retrieved 9/8/07.] Krug, a German immigrant, served on theState of Nebraska 's Board of Immigration. [ [http://www.webroots.org/library/usahist/honjsm19.html "History of Nebraska"] . p 539. Retrieved 9/8/07.]Legacy
Krug Avenue in
South Omaha was named after Krug. [ [http://www.omahahistory.org/Education_StreetNames6.htm "Street Names"] Douglas County Historical Society. Retrieved 9/17/07.]ee also
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History of Omaha
*Krug Park (Omaha) References
External links
* [http://www.steveandmarta.com/graveyards/prospect_hill/prospect_fred_krug.htm Frederick Krug biography] .
* [http://www.steveandmarta.com/graveyards/prospect_hill/krug_fred2.gifHistoric photo of Krug] .
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