Artifacts of Immigration

Hermann, Missouri

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The city was founded by the Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu PennsylvaniaGerman Settlement Society of Philadelphia in the 1830s. It was promoted by the enthusiasm of Gottfried Duden, who wrote about the area in hisBericht ber eine Reise nach den westlichen Staaten Nord Amerikas (Report of a Journey to the Western States of Northern America). An early part of settlers was led by George Bayer and Edward Hermann, who bought the land and is considered by many to be the founder of the town. The town was platted after the society sold shares in the 11,300 acres (4,600 ha) of Gasconade River valley land it had purchased.

The society had almost utopian goals of a heart of German-America where it could perpetuate traditional German culture and establish a self-supporting colony built around farming, commerce, and industry. The town is named after Hermann der Cherusker, a Germanic leader who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forestin the year 9. In 2009, the City of Hermann celebrated the 2000th anniversary of the battle, in which the Germanic warrior Hermann defeated three Roman legions and changed the course of history. A bronze statue of the city's namesake was dedicated, and has been standing since September 2009 in the Hermann Park.

 

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