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Germans in the Civil War
When the Civil War came, the largest ethnic group to serve for the Union was German-born Americans many came from Ohio and Columbus. Their service was an opportunity to show patriotism and loyalty to their adopted county.
German Village: Old Brewery District
Louis Hoster became one of the first brewers in Columbus in 1834. He founded the brewery at a dip in Front Street—a ravine from which an artesian well came and flowed down to the Scioto River.
German Village in the Late 1800’s
By the late 1800s, there were three distinct areas of Columbus, Ohio’s German Village: the Brewery District Central Market and a new hotel—the Great Southern.
German Village: The Electrified Street Car
The electrified street car came in the 1890s and transformed American cities—giving rise to new neighborhoods usually located a mile or two away from the Downtown Coluumbus, Ohio.