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Frankenmuth: Michigan "Franken" represents the Province of Franconia in the Kingdom of Bavaria, home of the Franks, where the original settlers were from. The German word "Mut" means courage; thus, the name Frankenmuth means "courage of the Franconians." [52] Frankenstein: Missouri
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Frankenmuth (/ ˈ f r æ ŋ. k ə n. m uː θ / FRANK-ən-mooth) is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 4,987 at the 2020 census. [5] The city is surrounded by Frankenmuth Township.
The Genesis of Missouri: From Wilderness Outpost to Statehood (University of Missouri Press, 1989) Gardner, James A. "The Business Career of Moses Austin in Missouri, 1798-1821." Missouri Historical Review (1956) 50#3 pp 235–47. Gitlin, Jay. The bourgeois frontier: French towns, French traders, and American expansion (Yale University Press, 2009)
The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km 2 ). The largest county is Texas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km 2 ) and the smallest is St. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km 2 ).
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
A photo of Missouri Rhinelanders at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair A Missouri Rhineland Turnverein. A German attorney and author named Gottfried Duden purchased land on the north side of the Missouri River along Lake Creek that he first visited in 1824. He was investigating the possibilities of settlement in the area by his countrymen.
The "Missouri Crisis" was resolved at first in 1820 when the Missouri Compromise cleared the way for Missouri's entry to the union as a slave state. The Missouri Compromise stated that the remaining portion of the Louisiana Territory above the 36°30′ line was to be free from slavery. This same year, the first Missouri constitution was adopted.