Cascada

Location

37°17' S 62°18' W

History

A train station was established at Cascada on 2 November 1910, inaugurating the first settlement of the area.

Although there were once about 1,400 people living in Cascada, today it is mostly a ghost town.  The church and school are still active, but most other buildings in this rural community are abandoned.

Volga German Families

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

Becker
Betzler from Hölzel
Brendel from Preuss
Christiani from Dehler
Duckart from Husaren
Dumrauf from Hölzel
Fuhr from Dehler
Graf from Volmer
Hall from Preuss
Hipperdinger from Hölzel
Hoffmann from Hölzel
Karp from Preuss
Nowak from Kamenka
Redel from Hölzel
Rekovsky from Semenovka
Sommer from Pfeifer
Stoessel from Dehler
Wagner
Weth from Brabander

Volga German Congregation

A Roman Catholic church was built in Cascada.