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  2. Anaheim Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Anaheim Cemetery was founded in 1866, [3] or 1867. [1] Founding trustees of this cemetery included Theodore Schmidt, an immigrant from Bielefeld, Germany; and John Peter Zeyn, a merchant from San Francisco. [4] The Pioneer Gate was erected in 1915, and donated by Fredrick A. Hartmann. [4]

  3. Gates of Anaheim - Wikipedia

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    Marker on The Mother Colony reads "this house was built in 1857 by Mr. Geo. Hansen the promoter of that little colony of Germans who founded what is now the City of Anaheim, and originally stood on N. Los Angeles Street between Chartres & Cypress Streets. The building was a gift from Mr. E.E. Beazley and the lot on which it now stands was ...

  4. List of place names of German origin in the United States

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    Named after Swiss-German immigrant Henry Rosenberg. Rostok: Wisconsin: Named after a town in formerly German-speaking Bohemia: Rothschild: Wisconsin: Saegertown: Pennsylvania: Named after Daniel Saeger. Saxonburg: Pennsylvania: Founded by John A. Roebling, a German immigrant. Schafer: North Dakota: Schaumburg: Illinois: Named after the area of ...

  5. John Frohling - Wikipedia

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    Frohling was born in 1827 in Prussia. [1] [2]He was a professional flutist who was in a San Francisco band "that later became famous as the Germania Society." [3]In Anaheim's first wedding, November, 1859, Frohling was married to Amelie Hammes, the daughter of Philips Hammes, "in her parents' not-quite-finished new home."

  6. Ferdinand Backs House - Wikipedia

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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]

  7. 'Why Costa Mesa? Why not Santa Ana?' A buzzy mercado ... - AOL

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  8. Orange County, California - Wikipedia

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    In 1857, Anaheim was founded by 50 German-Americans (with lineage extending back to Franconia) in search of a suitable grape-growing region. [26] This group purchased a 1,165 acres (4.71 km 2) parcel from Juan Pacifico Ontiveros's Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana for $2 per acre and later formed the Anaheim Vineyard Company.

  9. Anaheim cop accused of raping woman after tracking her from ...

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    The woman, who is referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, sued former Officer Carlos Romero, the city of Anaheim and 10 members of the police department, alleging sexual battery and civil rights ...