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German settlers Ferdinand and Louise Backs moved to Anaheim in the 1870s, some of the earliest residents of the region. In 1902, the Backs began construction on a new home where their previous house stood. Architect Edward Niehaus designed it in the Colonial Revival style at 3,713 square feet (344.9 m 2). [1]
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 ...
Founder of Anaheim: George Hansen. George Hansen, known as the "Father of Anaheim", was a surveyor and a civil engineer.Hansen was born in Fiume, Austria in 1824. He departed Austria in 1850 and came to California by sailing to Peru around Cape Horn.
St. Catherine’s Academy is a Catholic school with a military tradition located in Anaheim, California. It was founded in 1889 by The Dominican Sisters of Mission San José . The school offers an academic program for boys in transitional kindergarten (preschool) through eighth grade, as well as military structure and leadership training.
Anaheim Cemetery is a public cemetery established by German immigrants in c. 1866 in Anaheim, Orange County, California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Since 2002, it has had a historical marker issued by the county.
German Church and Cemetery; German Emigration Center; German Life; German Presbyterian Church and Hortonville Cemetery; German prisoners of war in the United States; German Reform Movement (New York City, 1800s) German Village; German Village Historic District; German-American Day; German-American Friendship Garden; German-American Heritage ...
A flyer at a camp in Mexico urges US-bound migrants to vote for Biden. Its origins are suspect. VALERIE GONZALEZ and ALI SWENSON. April 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM.
1941 – Prado Dam built in vicinity of Anaheim. [1] 1944 – Yorba Orange Growers Association established. [8] 1955 – Disneyland [1] and Anaheim Drive-In cinema [11] in business. 1966 – Anaheim Stadium opens. 1967 – Anaheim Convention Center and the public library's Anaheim History Room open. [7] 1968 – Fox Cinemaland theatre in ...