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The Amana Colonies are seven villages on 26,000 acres (110 km 2) located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: Haupt-Amana), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead.
The Iowa census of 1890 showed that a quarter of Scott County residents were natives of Germany. [2] A disproportionate number of those immigrants came from Schleswig-Holstein, which was in a border and personal rights dispute with Denmark in the 1840s. Other German immigrants to Davenport came from Bavaria, Hamburg, Hanover, and Mecklenburg. [2]
German heritage remains prevalent today. Germans dominated the first big wave of European settlers to Iowa, forced from their homeland by revolution. German heritage remains prevalent today.
US German population in 1872. Davenport is in the center of the dark band along the Mississippi River in Eastern Iowa. German immigrants started moving into the city in noticeable numbers starting in the late 1840s. In 1848, 250 Germans came to Davenport and by 1850, that number rose to close to 3,000, or 20% of the city's population. [3]
Pages in category "German-American culture in Iowa" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The German American Heritage Center, also known as the Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel, is a cultural center and museum in Davenport, Iowa, United States, that chronicles and preserves the history of German-Americans in the Midwest region. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
German immigration was on the decline, and with subsequent generations integrating into English-speaking society, the German language press began to struggle. [155] The periodicals that managed to survive in immigrant communities faced an additional challenge with anti-German sentiment during World War I [ 156 ] and with the Espionage and ...
Downtown and North Dubuque, Iowa, looking north from the Fourth Street Elevator. The city of Dubuque, Iowa stretches back over 200 years, when Julien Dubuque first settled in the area in the late 18th century. Within the modern era, the city has focused on subjects such as flooding, racial issues, and redevelopment. First European Settlement Dubuque was the first permanent European settlement ...