Mount Calvary

History

Mount Calvary's location was chosen by missionary Casper Rehrl; he selected the large hill because of its excellent view and he placed a wood cross. Starting in 1846, settlers started building houses at the base of the hill. Riehl held the community's first mass circa 1849 at the home of John Dietzen. Bishop John Henni confirmed the first child from Mount Calvary at the St. John the Baptist Church in nearby Johnsburg (it was the only church in the region). A school was established by the church and it quickly had five or six students. The community's first general store was built in 1851–1852. Two priests arrived on October 15, 1856, to establish a monastery (it later became the St. Lawrence Seminary High School). A post office was built in November 1877; Anthony Rothgery was named first postmaster. A railroad was established in the 1850s and 1860s; it connected Sheboygan to Fond du Lac. Trains ran twice daily through nearby Calvary Station.

Geography

Mount Calvary is located at (43.825664, -88.248114). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Mount Calvary is located in an eastern Fond du Lac County area known as "The Holyland", so called because of the large number of communities built around churches, including St. Peter, St. Cloud, St. Anna, Marytown, Johnsburg, Calvary, Brothertown and Jericho.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  7,813
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,924
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,794
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,484
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,129
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,006
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,616
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,548

Largest nearby schools

• Fond du Lac High
  High · Fond du Lac · 2,006 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Woodworth Middle
  Middle · Fond du Lac · 395 students · 12:1 ratio
• Rosenow Elementary
  Elementary · Fond du Lac · 391 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Lakeshore Elementary
  Elementary · Fond du Lac · 364 students · 14:1 ratio
• Taycheedah Correctional Institution
  High · Fond du Lac · 1 students · 1:1 ratio