After a cancelled Walking Lake Pepin (WLP) group walk on July 23 due to a threatening storm, the WLP group had an interesting walk-through Lakewood Cemetery on Lakewood Avenue across from Bluffview Elementary on Wednesday July 30th.
Sixteen walkers gathered to walk through Lakewood Cemetery where many of the early citizens of Lake City are buried. Familiar names such as Patton, Doughty, Hoyt and Schmauss were noted on the gravestones and monuments in the cemetery.
The Abner Dwelle (1805-1888) family was one of the earliest to settle in Lake City and is represented in the Lakewood Cemetery by a monument with several grave sites.
Tom Dwelle, a decedent of Abner’s, joined the walkers at the Dwelle grave site and shared the story of how his family came to settle in Lake City. Tom read portions of an 1854 letter from Abner urging his family to join him and file a claim for property being platted in Lake City. Abner’s sons Thomas and Merrill eventually settled in Lake City. A YouTube video tells the story of the Dwelle family in Lake City, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5A7LbScmQ
Tom’s great grandfather Glenn Merrill Dwelle established the Dwelle Telephone Company in 1905. Tom’s father Glenn Dwelle Sr. joined the telephone company in 1946 and managed the company until 1973.
A street in Lake City honors the Dwelle family and several members of the Dwelle family reside in Lake City to this day.
Wednesday, August 13, the WLP group walk will explore the area and review the history of the Jewel Nursery. Jim Schreck will lead the walk and has new information to share about the history of the nursery.
All are invited to join the walk at 6:30. The group will meet up at Underwood Park on 10th Street.
Information about Walking Lake Pepin can be found at walkinglakepepin.com or at the WLP Facebook page. Watch the LC Graphic for updates. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Sixteen walkers gathered to walk through Lakewood Cemetery where many of the early citizens of Lake City are buried. Familiar names such as Patton, Doughty, Hoyt and Schmauss were noted on the gravestones and monuments in the cemetery.
The Abner Dwelle (1805-1888) family was one of the earliest to settle in Lake City and is represented in the Lakewood Cemetery by a monument with several grave sites.
Tom Dwelle, a decedent of Abner’s, joined the walkers at the Dwelle grave site and shared the story of how his family came to settle in Lake City. Tom read portions of an 1854 letter from Abner urging his family to join him and file a claim for property being platted in Lake City. Abner’s sons Thomas and Merrill eventually settled in Lake City. A YouTube video tells the story of the Dwelle family in Lake City, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5A7LbScmQ
Tom’s great grandfather Glenn Merrill Dwelle established the Dwelle Telephone Company in 1905. Tom’s father Glenn Dwelle Sr. joined the telephone company in 1946 and managed the company until 1973.
A street in Lake City honors the Dwelle family and several members of the Dwelle family reside in Lake City to this day.
Wednesday, August 13, the WLP group walk will explore the area and review the history of the Jewel Nursery. Jim Schreck will lead the walk and has new information to share about the history of the nursery.
All are invited to join the walk at 6:30. The group will meet up at Underwood Park on 10th Street.
Information about Walking Lake Pepin can be found at walkinglakepepin.com or at the WLP Facebook page. Watch the LC Graphic for updates. Questions? Contact [email protected].
RSS Feed
