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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.
The city of Cheviot is home to much of the same German-American and other ethnic cultures that inhabit the surrounding Cincinnati area. [18] The city is known locally (and regionally) for its annual Harvest Home Fair. Since about 1855, the fair has been held each year on the weekend after Labor Day. The city incorporated the West Fest Street ...
[27] The city passed an ordinance to change all German street names in the city. [26] In Over-the-Rhine, Bremen Street was changed to Republic and Hanover became Yukon Street. [ 28 ] As happened in some other areas of the country with numerous ethnic Germans, the state closed German-language schools, dismissed teachers of German, and banned ...
Maria Stein (German, literally "Mary's stone" or "Mary of the Rock") is a census-designated place in central Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The community and the Maria Stein Convent lie at the center of the area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches , where a missionary priest , Father Francis de Sales Brunner ...
Germantown is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,796 at the 2020 census . A part of the Dayton metropolitan area , Germantown was founded by German Americans from Pennsylvania and was once home to a cigar industry.
German Village Historic District is a registered historic district in Hamilton, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1991. It contains 177 contributing buildings. It contains 177 contributing buildings.
The city of Cincinnati gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit. [4] Nearly 1,500 men, mostly of German descent, volunteered for the 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the first three days. [5] Col. Robert L. McCook, a local lawyer, trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, both near the city. [6]