General Ramírez

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Location

32°11' S 60°12' W

History

The Central Railway came through this area, and a station was opened there on 16 May 1887.  It was called Station Ramírez in honor of the family upon whose land the station was constructed.  On 17 March 1888, the plat for Colonia del Pueblo General Ramírez was laid out.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in General Ramírez:

Abt from Brabander
Brickmann
Brunner
Frank
Holstein
Kildau
Müller
Reh
Schmidt
Schönhals
Uhrich
Vollmer from Köhler
Weber
Wolf

Volga German Congregations

Congregación Evangélica Alemana de General Ramírez
Iglesia Bautista Ebenezer

 

Sources

Leandro Hildt