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  2. History of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    "From the Old to the New World" shows German emigrants boarding a steamer in Hamburg and arriving in New York. Harper's Weekly, (New York) November 7, 1874. Between 1850 and 1930, about 5 million Germans migrated to the United States, which peaked between 1881 and 1885, when a million Germans settled, primarily in the American Midwest.

  3. Little Germany, Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Little Germany, known in German as Kleindeutschland and Deutschländle and called Dutchtown by contemporary non-Germans, [1] was a German immigrant neighborhood on the Lower East Side and East Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The demography of the neighborhood began to change in the late 19th century, as non-German ...

  4. History of New York City (1784–1854) - Wikipedia

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    The history of New York City (1784–1854) started with the creation of the city as the capital of the United States under the Congress of the Confederation from January 11, 1785, to Autumn 1788, and then under the United States Constitution from its ratification in 1789 until moving to Philadelphia in 1790. The city grew as an economic center ...

  5. History of New York City (1855–1897) - Wikipedia

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    The history of New York City (1855–1897) started with the inauguration in 1855 of Fernando Wood as the first mayor from Tammany Hall, an institution that dominated the city throughout this period. Reforms led to the New York City Police Riot of June 1857. There was chaos during the American Civil War, with major rioting in the New York Draft ...

  6. Pages in category "1800 establishments in New York (state)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  7. Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her ...

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    A bronze statue depicting her and women's rights pioneers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in New York's Central Park in 2020, becoming the park’s first monument honoring ...

  8. Migrant parents in NYC are struggling to enroll kids in school

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    Diana Rivera, a bilingual teacher at a New York City public school, says children are also facing setbacks in classrooms. "In my grade in particular, I even had up to like 66 students that would come.

  9. German Reform Movement (New York City, 1800s) - Wikipedia

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    The German Reform Movement was a political movement active in New York City during the late 19th century. References. The German Reform Movement - Completion of the Arrangements of the Joint Mass-Meeting, The New York Times, October 26, 1871; Very Jubilant Teutons, The New York Times, November 6, 1895.