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Covington's German HeritageCovington's German Heritage. Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Covington, Kentucky, is part of one of the three major centers in German-American heritage and is located directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. This book aims to provide a survey history of the area's German heritage. Covington's Germans have participated in the development of the city in many ways and still do today. Chapter topics include: the German Pioneers before 1810; the German immigration and settlement from 1810-1850; accomplishments of the German Pioneers; immigration, nativism and the Civil War; the German Pioneer Society of Covington; the German-American alliance; the World Wars and German-Americans; and a look at Covington's German heritage. An appendix is also included which guides the reader on a tour of the many historic sites in Covington. Also; there is a list of those who belonged to the German Pioneer Society in 1877. A bibliography and a fullname index are also included. Bibliography, fullname index, 127 pp. [T572]
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