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Everything You Need To Know About the History of German Village (Columbus, Ohio)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the 1840s, a large group of German immigrants settled in Columbus, Ohio. They fell in love with the land they settled and decided to stay. These German immigrants kept things for themselves and tried not to step on anyone’s toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as the group grew, their name became increasingly known to the people around them. These were industrious people, eager to open their business, schools, and churches in the land of opportunity. And you know what? They took this opportunity and built one of the most historic neighborhoods in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friedrich von Schiller Statue along the West Entry of Schiller Park<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How It All Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the American Revolution ended, the US Congress needed to thank all those who fought for the Colonial cause. And since they couldn’t give away gold or currency, they gave away the only thing they could; land, lots of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then a guy named John McGowan claimed roughly 330 acres of what we now know as German Village. But John didn’t establish the Village on his own. As new immigrants arrived, he began to sell portions of the land to them, which made him the first German Village real estate agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Village snowballed over the next decade, and by the end of 1815, it already had a statehouse. The settlement (The Old South End) grew steadily over the next 15 years, developing businesses and building new homes. And then 1830 arrived…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

German Village Immigration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

German Village experienced a massive influx of German immigrants in 1830. These very all industrious and hardworking people, who came to America with the hope that they’d be able to found their families, build their homes and feed their children; and so they did! Actually, these immigrants did a lot more than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of them fought in the American Civil War, which other Americans welcomed. And since they felt welcome, more and more Germans decided to cross the Ocean and join the newly founded German settlement, insomuch that Germans constituted one-third of Columbus’s population by the end of the 1870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n