An English school was created in upper Germantown in Germantown, a center of the printing and paper industry, had its first English language newspaper, "The Columbian Advocate", published in Germantown began growing at a faster pace after the Revolutionary War when affluent Philadelphians made their summer homes in the community and after the flight to Germantown during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in Germantown, as mentioned earlier, lost its separate identity in when it was annexed by Philadelphia.
The First Death Among The Germantown Settlers The first settlers of Germantown comprised thirteen families - thirty-three persons in all - who arrived in the port of Philadelphia October 6.
In the month of November, , the first death occurred, bringing sorrow to these pioneers. Margaretha Op den Graeff, sister of the Op den Graeff brothers, Abraham, Dirck and Herman, died about a month after they arrived on the shores of the Delaware. While Abraham was writing a letter to the dear ones at home, telling them of his sister's death, a number of friendly Indians came pushing into his cabin to see what the white man was doing.
Abraham placed the quill pen in the hand of one of the squaws and guided her in writing that part of the letter referring to the death. So the first message home to the old world recording a death among the Germantown settlers, was written by an Indian, The late Samuel W. Pennypacker had the pleasure of seeing this letter while visiting the old home of the colonists in Crefeld. It is safely kept in an iron safe by one of the prominent men of the village. Naaman H.
The Evening Telegraph , May 9, Perhaps his name was Pietro, no one knows and apparently no one cares. Anyway the man was an Italian, and he was going up Germantown avenue with his dancing bear, and all went well until Mt.
Airy avenue was reached. Here a crowd of boys spied the man and his bear, which was a black bear and perfectly harmless, unless aroused. The boys were mischievous and began to pelt the foreigner and his bear, but they did not reckon rightly, for when a missile lodged behind the ear of Mr.
The boys saw the shaggy animal make his escape, and speedily they proceeded to do likewise as expeditiously as possible. Over fences and in and about every street went the lads, with the bear in hot pursuit.
The tormenters did escape all right and when the bear saw this he started on a rampage, with his owner in hot pursuit. He first confined his uninvited visits to the vicinity of Mt. Walkscore rates the walkability of any address. The score is calculated by factors like nearby restaurants and stores, number of transportation choices and how much you'll need to rely on a car. Created by potrace 1. Hi, Not? Login Register. Schedule a Showing Virtual Tour Available.
Connect With An Agent. Things to Do in Germantown Germantown is located about eight miles northwest of Center City, and is divided into two neighborhoods: East Germantown, which lies to the east of Germantown Avenue, extending to Wister Street and the Awbury Arboretum, and the Germantown neighborhood, which stretches from the west side of Germantown Avenue to Wissahickon Avenue.
Walk Score. Library of Congress. The first example of a historic house that changed its interpretation occurred at the Johnson House , a German-Dutch house that had been damaged in the Battle of Germantown. In Johnson House was declared a National Historic Landmark for its role in the struggle for freedom. In its centennial year, , the Germantown Historical Society began initiatives to enhance its twentieth-century collections through a variety of ways.
One has been the collection of oral histories of immigrant and in-migrant communities, particularly those of Italian Americans and African Americans. Airy section of German Township and to integrate through active initiatives by neighborhood associations. The projects resulted in a richer sense of diversity throughout the recent past, including ways of life in the pockets of Germantown which were frequently isolated from one another by prejudice or segregation.
Many institutions in Germantown have important histories. Church histories alone account for hundreds of community histories that profile the tapestry of diverse communities, from founding groups like Mennonites to newer, growing congregations in the Muslim community. Schools have also reflected the ways the neighborhood responded to newcomers. A research study of Germantown High School indicates its evolution over the course of the twentieth century reflected the demographic shifts, specifically charting neighborhood and ethnic backgrounds of students throughout the century.
The recently closed YWCA, long a leading institution since its inception in , has sparked research into its influence, particularly efforts to foster inter-racial programs for young people and to coordinate efforts between its white and black branches.
This event, a forerunner of Black History Month, brought artistic and cultural leaders from the African American community to Germantown at a time of great racial volatility due to a large presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Cliveden is the largest house museum in Historic Germantown. Built by the Chew family in , Cliveden opened to the public in and has been interpreted for its role in the battle, along with its treasured colonial furnishings and decorative arts.
Research indicates active agency and manipulation of the system, as well as escapes, by enslaved people as early as the s and s, much earlier than most Underground Railroad accounts. The consortium of Historic Germantown Preserved is best understood as a group of educational institutions with historic preservation at their core that continue to move toward a shared history of Germantown—something which has been largely lacking but whose potential is great. Such collaboration promises not only a more integrated history but also a more efficient and effective use of historical resources.
It also serves to promote greater community investment in historic places as agents for community development. Indeed, the stories that continue to be uncovered through research and interpretation speak to audiences that are very different from early in the twentieth century. These efforts have produced new partnerships and connections that result in audiences very different from ones that visited house museum when they were considered sacred shrines to the past.
Historic sites now actively partner with churches, businesses, community development corporations, and even the local police district to produce youth-serving programs, and thereby count not only museum visitors but also the many people served by created education programs in ways that build these sites from the past into the life of the neighborhood present.
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