In early 1847 a group of pioneers, consisting of nine Germans (among them, Heinrich Koch) and one Frenchman, met in St. Louis to set off for new land under the direction of Joseph Venus. The group traveled north by steamer to the area of Dubuque. After buying necessary provisions, the group left on foot with only one wagon and three oxen to the northwestern area of Volga Township.
After one night of rest the men immediately began building and organizing the area. During the first year, three log houses and one blacksmith shop were built. The men welcomed anyone who wished to join, no matter how much or how little they contributed, and over the next few years the colony began to flourish.
The community prided themselves for the peaceful and welcoming environment they had created. The colony maintained a good relationship with the large Native American population and regularly traded with other emerging colonies within the area.
In 1851, the German communist Wilhelm Weitling came to Communia and became its administrator.
Despite the great success of the colony, the area dissolved in 1858 after much of the land and property was sold off by various families.[1] The population of Communia was just 12 in 1902.[2] The population was again 12 in 1940.[3]
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communia, iowa, communia, unincorporated, community, located, clayton, county, iowa, united, states, south, half, section, volga, township, area, established, german, colony, 1847, unincorporated, communityshow, iowashow, united, statescoordinates, 79000, 3627. Communia is an unincorporated community located in Clayton County Iowa United States in the south half of section 8 Volga Township The area was established as a German colony in 1847 Communia IowaUnincorporated communityCommunia IowaShow map of IowaCommunia IowaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 42 47 24 N 91 21 46 W 42 79000 N 91 36278 W 42 79000 91 36278CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyClaytonElevation823 ft 251 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code563GNIS feature ID464505History editIn early 1847 a group of pioneers consisting of nine Germans among them Heinrich Koch and one Frenchman met in St Louis to set off for new land under the direction of Joseph Venus The group traveled north by steamer to the area of Dubuque After buying necessary provisions the group left on foot with only one wagon and three oxen to the northwestern area of Volga Township After one night of rest the men immediately began building and organizing the area During the first year three log houses and one blacksmith shop were built The men welcomed anyone who wished to join no matter how much or how little they contributed and over the next few years the colony began to flourish The community prided themselves for the peaceful and welcoming environment they had created The colony maintained a good relationship with the large Native American population and regularly traded with other emerging colonies within the area In 1851 the German communist Wilhelm Weitling came to Communia and became its administrator Despite the great success of the colony the area dissolved in 1858 after much of the land and property was sold off by various families 1 The population of Communia was just 12 in 1902 2 The population was again 12 in 1940 3 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Communia Iowa nbsp Iowa portal History of Clayton County 1882 Archived 2015 01 04 at the Wayback Machine Chapter XL Volga Township page 1116 1118 Cram s Modern Atlas The New Unrivaled New Census Edition J R Gray amp Company 1902 pp 203 207 The Attorneys List United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Attorney List Department 1940 p 296 nbsp This article about the geography of Clayton County Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Communia Iowa amp oldid 1194482002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
