Matching passages and citation notes from our published collection.
Tour stopSchools & Churches5 cited sources
In “Tour stop 17”
Zion’s Elk and Cedar site once held a German Lutheran church, a parsonage and a school. The former campus explains how worship, language and education were joined in Hooper before Zion and Grace formed Redeemer. Notes: The school’s curriculum, terms and pupils are not established by the brief statement that it was a German school. A $1,600–$1,800 estimate in the later account and a $2,000 reported construction cost in 1921 are different types of figures, not necessarily a contradiction. Ridgeley pastoral-service starting date differs: 1929 in the archive finding aid, 1930 in the centennial book. Underlying call records would be needed to reconcile it. Do not confuse St. John’s Ridgeley with the St. John’s congregation whose building moved to Hooper. The residential use is the tour’s 2026 description. The historic image is not a present-day street view.
Tour stopSchools & Churches9 cited sources
In “Tour stop 12 — history”
The centennial history says Hooper’s first village pupils walked to a school west of town until that building was moved into the village. The 2026 tour identifies the later hilltop brick-school site at South Myrtle and West School. An earlier schoolhouse and the later brick building should not be treated as the same structure. Notes: Construction year remains unresolved: the 1908 Sentinel says the main part was built in 1876, Andreas’s 1882 history gives 1880, and later histories give 1881. Do not invent a construction-versus-opening explanation. The January 30, 1908 newspaper describes the fire as Tuesday morning, supporting January 28. The later book narrative also gives January 28, but its photograph caption/postcard inscription gives January 23. An inscription alone does not settle the exposure date or override the contemporary report. The source’s first-school label is shorthand for the brick school; its own narrative mentions an earlier building west of the village. The earlier schoolhouse’s original and relocated parcel addresses are not established. The exact number of women voting in the 1908 site election is not established by the excerpt; no voting-law conclusion is inferred. The original paper credits an unnamed teacher with discovering smoke; the centennial book instead names student Elta Nelson. Both accounts are attributed, not silently combined. The newspaper prints Hartung for the temporary Main Street classroom building; a later account/previous transcription used Hartwig. The original newspaper spelling is used here.
Tour stopVisiting Hooper5 cited sources
In “Tour stop 9”
The tour identifies hardware merchant John F. Heine as the builder of this house in 1893. It presents the surviving house as an example of Hooper’s early residential history and includes a photograph of its prominent porch. Notes: The precise 1893 construction date comes from the tour; the 1976 caption is less specific. The 1921 biography compresses John and George’s business relationship, while the 1976 family account describes a 1908 separation. The exact business succession needs contemporary confirmation. The historic house photograph is undated; it must not be labeled as an 1893 photograph. Still to establish: Can an 1893 construction notice, tax record or deed confirm the tour date? Can the original photograph or a photographer’s imprint establish its date?
Tour stopSchools & Churches4 cited sources
In “Tour stop 14”
Redeemer began as the 1958 union of Zion and Grace, nine years before dedication of the Fulton Street church. Its history connects the former German- and English-language Lutheran congregations with a new shared building. Notes: The 1958 congregational merger and the 1967 building dedication are different events. The $300,000 figure is the approximate total reported retrospectively in 1976, not an independently audited final cost. The photo’s date is unidentified; do not label it a 1967 historical photograph. The tour and 2026 book repeat much of the 1976 chronology and should not be counted as independent confirmations.
Tour stopSchools & Churches5 cited sources
In “Tour stop 16”
St. Rose grew from early home Masses into a Hooper parish in 1917. Its later cooperation with neighboring Catholic churches continues a history of shared clergy, while its building chronology still contains an unresolved 1920 date in the tour. Notes: The tour’s 1920 building label is not corroborated as a complete replacement by the inspected centennial account. Seek a dedication notice, parish building file, plans or a contemporary photograph before reconciling it. The circa-1881 first Mass is approximate in the source. Parish-family membership is not evidence of a canonical suppression or legal merger of St. Rose; no such decree was located or asserted. The 2019/2023 dates now also have an official parish-history source, but that retrospective website is not itself a legal decree. Do not use Fremont’s building or school dates elsewhere on the St. Patrick history page as Hooper dates.
Tour stopVisiting Hooper11 cited sources
In “Tour stop 13”
Built in 1885, the Wickwire Hotel served railroad-era Hooper and later became the Hooper Inn. Its history includes Adkins and Vlasak operators, the Fachman family, Commercial Club gatherings and a brief period as the Peppermint Steakhouse. Notes: Exact transition from the Wickwire Hotel name to Hooper Inn is not established. Later accounts may use the familiar name retrospectively. The 1953 intermediate sale sequence differs between the 1976 and 2026 books; deeds or contemporary sale notices are still needed. An operation or proprietor listing is not by itself proof of real-estate ownership. The 1976 hotel paragraph associates World War I service with a parenthetical 1914; this year is not repeated as a verified date of Harry Vlasak’s service. Andreas’s 1882 description of the Tillman House concerns a different, earlier hotel. Do not attach its room count or 1871 construction date to the Wickwire. The 2026 tour’s shorthand ownership/operation span obscures the 1978–1980 operating interlude and 1992 retirement; the expanded history distinguishes them. No present ownership, occupancy, visitor access or current commercial operation has been inferred from historical addresses.
