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	Historic Germantown
		During the Revolution, the Battle of Germantown was fought up and down the main street, with muskets firing from house windows.
		Today, Germantown is undoubtedly a very urbanized region; however, the historical sites have been very well preserved by the active Historical Society and the National Park Service.
		The IHA is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1942.
	www.ushistory.org /germantown/index.htm (250 words)

	Germantown - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Germantown Academy was built in 1760, and after the battle of Germantown was used by the British as a hospital.
		The first school in Germantown was established about 1701, and for the first eighteen years was under the mastership of Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719), theleaderin founding the town, who lived in a house that stood on the site of the present First Methodist Episcopal church, High Street and Main Street.
		Germantown was founded in October 1683 by thirteen families from Crefeld, Germany, under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Germantown (1101 words)

	kundig Peter decendants - pafg06.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Christina Landis was born in 1735 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
		Catharine Landis was born in 1747 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
		Henry Landis was born in 1750 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
	home.comcast.net /~tomkendig/roots/kundigpet/pafg06.htm (1035 words)

	Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Germantown was originally the Borough of Germantown, a town in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is today a neighborhood in Philadelphia, about six miles northwest from the center of the city.
		In the Battle of Germantown, in 1777, the Continental Army attacked this garrison.
		Germantown proper, and the adjacent German Township, were incorporated into the City of Philadelphia in 1854 by the Act of Consolidation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania (924 words)

	Brethren in America
		When the Brethren arrived at Germantown with the hope of listening to his fiery sermons, only to realize that the news was false, they diverted their disappointment toward a positive conclusion by organizing the first Brethren congregation in America.
		The arrival in 1729 of the Alexander Mack party at Germantown appeared to solidify the Brethren in America, if for no other reason than the fact that their founder was now in their midst.
		Germantown's urban congregation differed greatly from its scattered rural sisters in that it was comprised mostly of artisans, craftsmen or small business owners.
	www.cob-net.org /america.htm (8199 words)

	The American Revolution (Georgtown)
		Howe's main body of 9,000 troops was encamped at Germantown, five miles north of the city.
		The Pennsylvania militia on the west made contact with the British left and gave battle immediately.
		A few weeks later, he evacuated Germantown and reestablished his troops in a line of forts north of Philadelphia.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_gtwn.asp (839 words)

	Germantown, PA, A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 202
		This monument is dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of General George Washington’s Continental Army who sacrificed their lives for the revolutionary cause in the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777.
		The Battle of Germantown occurred at Cliveden, the country home of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, on October 4, 1777.
		Erected 1926 by citizens of Germantown and vicinity.
	www.revolutionaryday.com /usroute202/germantown/default.htm (825 words)

	Battle of Germantown - MSN Encarta
		Battle of Germantown, engagement of the American Revolution, fought on October 4, 1777, between Americans under the command of General George Washington and British and Hessian troops under Sir William Howe.
		The British had occupied Philadelphia after the defeat of the Americans at the Battle of the Brandywine (September 11, 1777), and their army was encamped at Germantown, Pennsylvania.
		Washington decided to launch a surprise attack against the encampment, and at dawn on October 4, in the midst of a heavy fog, the American troops advanced into Germantown by two roads, with General Nathanael Greene leading the detachment on the left and General John Sullivan that on the right.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560207/Germantown.html (309 words)

	Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice - Local Market Conditions
		In Germantown, as in all neighborhoods in Philly right now, one sees properties on the market longer on average than a year ago.
		Location Characteristics: Germantown is a unique Philadelphia neighborhood the characteristics of which are sometimes compared with the country as a whole: a remarkable diversity of color, ethnic and religious background; a diversity of economic levels and struggle for economic equality; a reverence for tradition in architecture and history; an exitement about things new.
		Germantown offers a variety of housing ranging from 18th century carriage houses to 19th century Victorian estate homes to 20th century rowhomes.
	realtytimes.com /rtmcrcond/Pennsylvania~Germantown~lorettacwitt (423 words)

	§4. German Books at Germantown, Pennsylvania. XXIX. Book Publishers and Publishing. Vol. 18. Later National ...
		In 1738 Christopher Saur or Sower established at Germantown what is the oldest extant publishing firm in the United States.
		Up to 1830 German printing was carried on in some 47 places, and of these at least 31 were in Pennsylvania, while in actual output and in intellectual stirring the balance was even greater in favour of that colony than these figures would indicate.
		Moreover, Germantown was the first place to gain wide recognition for itself as a paper manufacturing centre.
	www.bartleby.com /228/0604.html (298 words)

	Germantown, Pennsylvania: by Betty Randall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The official seal of Germantown bears at its center a trifolium having a grape vine on one leaf, flax blossoms on another and a weaver's spool on a third with the inscription "Vinum, Linum et Textrinum," to show that the people lived from grapes, flax, and trade.
		In a few years the population of Germantown had increased so that additions were made: Kriegsheim with 884 acres (named for the home of the Palatine Quakers), Sommerhausen with 900 acres (in honor of Pastorius' birthplace), and Crefeld with 1166 acres were added to the 2750 acres of Germantown.
		As Germantown prospered, its administration, founded on self government and civic responsibility, became a model for later German settlements in America.
	www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/germantown.html (1157 words)

	The Ephrata Cloister: A Sabbatarian Commune in Colonial Pennsylvania
		Germantown, where Peter Becker had settled, was the initial destination of many German immigrants to America during that era.
		Meanwhile, back in Germantown, Peter Becker was starting a revival of his own among the Dunkers, who had initially become dispersed after their arrival in Pennsylvania.
		In Pennsylvania, pacifists still comprised a quarter or more of the population, and Miller was a prominent spokesman for their cause.
	www.giveshare.org /churchhistory/ephrata.html (6704 words)

	Operations: Pennsylvania Theater
		The Battle of Cooch's Bridge, Delaware, September 3, 1777; Including: Campaigns by which it was Preceded and Followed; Claims as to the First Use of the Stars and Stripes; Traditions Which Surrounded the Battle; Pencader's Oath of Fidelity of 1778.
		Jackson, John W. The Pennsylvania Navy 1775-1781: The Defense of the Delaware.
		Lambdin, Alfred C. "Battle of Germantown." Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1 (1877), pp.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/revbib/pao.htm (1662 words)

	History Hunters Youth Reporter Program
		William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania.
		Graham, Daniel A. homas Rutter I (c1660-1730) of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and the Birth of the Pennsylvania Iron Industry : a Biographical and Historical Sketch.
		George Washington, in the campaign of 1777-8, describing the events of the Battles of Brandywine, Warren Tavern, Germantown, and Whitemarsh, and of the camps at Neshaminy, Wilmington, Pennypacker's Mills, Skippack, Whitemarsh, and Valley Forge.
	www.historyhunters.org /resources_bib.html (4109 words)

	Covenant House Opens Crisis Center In Germantown - Pennsylvania - Press Clippings - Who We Are - COVENANT HOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		PHILADELPHIA, PA Covenant House Pennsylvania, a component of Covenant House International, the nonprofit organization that shelters homeless children, has opened a residence for homeless and at-risk youths between the ages of 17 and 21 in Germantown.
		Participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Covenant House Pennsylvania's Crisis Center were (from left to right) Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, executive director Jerome Kilbane, and Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., president and chief executive officer of Covenant House International.
		Covenant House Pennsylvania currently operates an eight-bed community service center at 427 Callowhill St., where there is a waiting list, and a community outreach center at 2625 Kensington Ave., Kilbane said, explaining the need for the Germantown site.
	www.covenanthouse.org /about_pc_pa20011101.html (748 words)

	Stapeley in Germantown / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Giving Opportunties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Stapeley In Germantown Assistance Committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Managers, administers the Fund with respect and confidentiality.
		Stapeley In Germantown's Charitable Gift Annuity Program was created as a service to our friends and supporters who have expressed a desire to make a gift of significance, while still retaining income from the gift during their lives.
		The official registration and financial information of Stapeley In Germantown may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999.
	www.stapeley.org /giving.htm (906 words)

	Christopher Sower
		A part of the unbound sheets of the edition of 1776 was seized by the British during their occupation of Germantown and used for littering horses.
		He was one of the founders of the Germantown academy, to which he largely contributed.
		He also was an opponent of slavery, and his advocacy of the doctrines of universal peace caused him to be misunderstood, so that during the Revolution, though he did not espouse the British cause, he was arrested and imprisoned.
	www.famousamericans.net /christophersower (876 words)

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