A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
Rev. Carl Baer, German Missionary to Fayette County – Part 2 By Rox Ann Johnson
Although he had been hired by the new Evangelical Lutheran Zions Congregation at Waldeck in early 1900, it wasn’t until November 1905 that Carl Baer purchased 50 acres in the rural Walhalla community of Fayette County for $550 in cash. This property …