Author: Jann Kuehn Adams
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467115444
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Revolutionary War officers and soldiers of Anglo-Saxon descent founded Marietta, Ohio, in 1788 with the goal of establishing a New England-style town in the frontier of the Northwest Territory. The town developed slowly until a great influx of immigrants, particularly German pioneers, flooded into Washington County during the decades after 1830. The landscape's rolling hills, creeks, and forests drew German farmers to rural areas, while others settled in the cities as shoemakers, brick-makers, leather workers, bakers, brewers, grocers, butchers, carpenters, and dry goods retailers. Between 1880 and 1920, the population of Marietta nearly tripled, mainly due to German immigration. By 1905, German merchants dominated the shopping area of the first two blocks of Front Street. Otto Brothers and Strecker Brothers built regionally significant businesses in the developing shopping area of Putnam Street. Germans of Marietta and Washington County also enriched the culture with their musical talents, churches, and participation in civic activities.
Author: Martin Register Andrews
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Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Author: Ohio. Division of Building and Loan Associations
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Category : Savings and loan associations
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Author: United States. Bureau of Labor
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Category : Savings and loan associations
Languages : en
Pages : 730
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Author: Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
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Category : Fire insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Author: Mrs. Dale Bowers
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 080631236X
Category : Ohio
Languages : en
Pages : 2002
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This edition of Gateway to the West has been excerpted from the original numbers, consolidated, and reprinted in two volumes, with added Publisher's Note, Tables of Contents, and indexes, by Genealogical Publishing Co., SInc., Baltimore, MD.
Author: Ohio. General Assembly. Senate
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Category : Ohio
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Author: Ohio. General Assembly. Senate
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Category : Legislative journals
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Author: Sudie Doggett Wike
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476645183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Often overlooked because of their high degree of assimilation, people of German descent are actually the largest single ethnic group in the United States. German culture is far more rooted in America than commonly thought. For example, hot dogs, hamburgers and beer wouldn't be classic American staples without German immigrants. In addition to enormous contributions to mainstream beer culture and food culture, they have also added to America's agriculture, religious values and economy. This history highlights German contributions to America, examining their roles from the earliest colonies through the settlement of the Old Northwest and past the Interwar Period. While most German immigrants belonged to the main Lutheran and Reformed churches, a diverse cast of immigrant groups is encountered, including Moravians, Huguenots, and Rhinelanders. Through them, discover the long-standing history of the German descendants and their impact in the United States beginning more than 200 years ago.
