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A combination of the surname of a German pioneer named Gottfried Franken, who donated a tract of land containing a hill to the town, and the German word "Stein" which means "stone." [53] Frankfort: Indiana: Named by its founders, the three Pence brothers, after Frankfurt in order to honor their German great-grandparents' place of origin. [54 ...
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]
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.
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.
1967 – Anaheim Convention Center and the public library's Anaheim History Room open. [7] 1968 – Fox Cinemaland theatre in business. [11] 1970 – Population: 166,701. [12] 1972 – Anaheim Hills Golf Course opens. [13] 1974 – Living Stream Ministry relocated to Anaheim (approximate date). [14] 1976 – Anaheim Historical Society founded. [15]
The Annenbergs envisioned Sunnylands becoming the "Camp David of the West," [13] a place for national and foreign dignitaries and diplomats to gather for summit meetings and retreats in a relaxed setting, available to leaders from all political parties. [4] President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, joined the Annenbergs to golf and fish.
The Kingsmen had their origins in the Anaheim Explorer Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, founded by Don Porter in 1958. Practicing on military installations, the corps and its members adopted a very military style, even when out of uniform. In 1963, the Explorer Scouts corps split into two new corps: the Kingsmen and the Velvet Knights.
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 ...