Frederick Krug

Frederick Krug

Frederick Krug (1855-November 18, 1930) was the German-immigrant founder of the Frederick Krug Brewing Company of Omaha, 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 the Home 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 left Kratzke, 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 the State 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

* 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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