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The town was named Germantown by the group's leader Franz Pastorius, a German preacher from Sommerhausen. The town's population remained largely Dutch-speaking until 1709, after which a number of the Dutch families set out west and a series of major German emigrations reached Germantown and Pennsylvania as a whole. Their initial leader ...
Relatively few place names in the United States have names of German origin, unlike Spanish or French names. Many of the German town names are in the Midwest, due to high German settlement in the 1800s. Many of the names in New York and Pennsylvania originated with the German Palatines (called Pennsylvania Dutch), who immigrated in the 18th ...
Pages in category "German communities in the United States" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The price tag of a starter home is now over $1 million in more than 100 cities and towns across the country, according to new data from Zillow, another sign of the ongoing affordability challenges ...
The Best US Lake Towns To Buy Property in the Next 5 Years, According to Real Estate Agents. Laura Beck. September 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Chris Demonbreun Photography / Getty Images/iStockphoto.
The TraVure project is a 10-acre, $125 million mixed-use development with offices, retail and restaurants in the West Poplar Gateway area. The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen in October ...
The city was named after Straßburg, Ukraine, a town founded by 18th century German immigrants in South Russia and now (with all the Germans expelled) renamed Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raion. Strassburg was, in turn, named for the historic German city of Strassburg in Alsace, France. [6] A post office has been in operation at Strasburg since 1903. [7]
Old World Village is a German enclave in Huntington Beach, California. It features shops, restaurants, a chapel, and a hotel. [1] [2] Many of the proprietors of its businesses live above their establishments. This live-work arrangement is unusual for Orange County. [3] [4] About 40 families live in the village. [5]