You'll note in the gallery above that, despite their Germanic origins, I omitted towns with "spring" and "garden" in the name because I felt they had likely been chosen for its Old English roots rather than their German ones. While more than a few metros have a splash of Deutsche for convenience's sake, several of them are directly influenced by early German settlers. In the 1800s, a group of Germans, the Mainzer Adelsverein, or Nobleman's Society, made grand attempts to colonize Texas. According to the Texas State Historical Association, the Adelsverein aimed to create a "New Germany" by attracting colonists to Texas; the purpose being that it would provide jobs for German workers while also supplying the European country with raw goods and overseas commerce. Unfortunately for the Adelsverein, the group later found itself in bankruptcy by the mid-1800s. Several communities vanished due to lack of funding and support, forcing some settlers to re-populate in already-established areas, like Boerne. Despite the group's failings it did succeed in bringing more than 7,000 German settlers, influencing a good portion of Central Texas in the process.
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Re: Road pavemen Texas
Date: 2018-10-04 06:08 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)You'll note in the gallery above that, despite their Germanic origins, I omitted towns with "spring" and "garden" in the name because I felt they had likely been chosen for its Old English roots rather than their German ones.
While more than a few metros have a splash of Deutsche for convenience's sake, several of them are directly influenced by early German settlers.
In the 1800s, a group of Germans, the Mainzer Adelsverein, or Nobleman's Society, made grand attempts to colonize Texas. According to the Texas State Historical Association, the Adelsverein aimed to create a "New Germany" by attracting colonists to Texas; the purpose being that it would provide jobs for German workers while also supplying the European country with raw goods and overseas commerce.
Unfortunately for the Adelsverein, the group later found itself in bankruptcy by the mid-1800s. Several communities vanished due to lack of funding and support, forcing some settlers to re-populate in already-established areas, like Boerne. Despite the group's failings it did succeed in bringing more than 7,000 German settlers, influencing a good portion of Central Texas in the process.