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German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's downtown. It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants , who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population.
Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany, with German Bayern adjusted to English spelling. Biron. Wisconsin. Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany, with German Bayern adjusted to English spelling. Lake Bavaria. Minnesota. Named after the region of Bavaria in Germany. Beckemeyer. Illinois.
The history of Over-the-Rhine is almost as deep as the history of Cincinnati. Over-the-Rhine 's built environment has undergone many cultural and demographic changes. The toponym "Over-the-Rhine" is a reference to the Miami and Erie Canal as the Rhine of Ohio. An early reference to the canal as "the Rhine" appears in the 1853 book White, Red ...
Because Lewes was Delaware's first town and because Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, it is known as "the first town in the first state." [citation needed] 1631: Cambridge: Massachusetts: United States [15] 1632: Williamsburg: Virginia: United States: 1633: Ipswich: Massachusetts: United States: 1632: St. John's: Antigua ...
New Bremen (/ ˈbriː.mən / BREE-mən[4]) is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,034 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is adjacent to Minster to the south. The village was founded by German immigrants in 1833 and is named after Bremen. [5]
Germantown was established in 1804 by German-speaking settlers from Berks County, Pennsylvania.Philip Gunckel, the only member of the group who spoke English, is recognized as Germantown's founder, who chose the site for a grist mill and laid out the original town plan in 1814.
The first railroad in Ohio was a 33-mile line completed in 1836 called the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, connecting Toledo with Adrian, Michigan. The Ohio Loan Law of 1837 allowed the state to loan one-third of construction costs to businesses, passed initially to aid the construction of canals, but instead used heavily for the construction of ...
Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Gnadenhutten (/ dʒəˈneɪdənhʌtən / jə-NAY-dən-hut-ən, [6] meaning "Huts of Grace" in German) is a village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2020 census. It is Ohio's oldest existing settlement, being founded by Moravian Christians in 1772 and ...