Congrats! You Discovered Bruno Gernt

This Memorial Park is dedicated to Bruno Gernt. Born in Dresden, Germany in 1851, immigrated to the United States in the mid 1870’s as the spokesperson for a German colonization group. Allardt wasn’t his first established settlement; his first was Saxonia, Michigan. According to local tradition, Gernt received his inspiration for starting Allardt was from the nearby settlement of the Ruby Colony in Morgan County

Unique Visit Code:

1739204191

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