Germans in Alabama

There is a German national population residing in Alabama, and historically there was a German immigrant population.

In 1866, the German immigrants founded Cullman, Alabama.^[1]

Wernher von Braun, formerly affiliated with Nazi Germany, helped establish the space industry in Huntsville, Alabama.^[1]

The German companies began widespread business operations in Alabama when Mercedes-Benz established its first assembly plant in the U.S. in Alabama, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International;^[1] in 1993 it selected Vance,^[2] a town west of Birmingham,^[1] and east of Tuscaloosa.^[2]

The was founded in 1935 by and her husband, Charles Ross Trumbo, after the fall of the , in Fyffe, Alabama.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Reeves, Jay (2007-05-20). "Ala., Germany have Mercedes, rocket ties". Associated Press at the USA Today. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Also available at: Reeves, Jay. "Ties Cozy Between Alabama, Germany." Associated Press at the Times Daily. Monday May 21, 2007. p. 1B, 4B
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nauss, Donald W. (1993-09-30). "Mercedes to Build Plant in Alabama : Rural Hamlet Beats Out Carolinas for $300-Million Facility". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

External links[]

"Cullman: Alabama's German Village" - State of Alabama Tourism Website
Friends of German Culture Collection, The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections

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[ReevesMercedes-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Reeves, Jay (2007-05-20). "Ala., Germany have Mercedes, rocket ties". Associated Press at the USA Today. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Also available at: Reeves, Jay. "Ties Cozy Between Alabama, Germany." Associated Press at the Times Daily. Monday May 21, 2007. p. 1B, 4B

[NaussMerc-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nauss, Donald W. (1993-09-30). "Mercedes to Build Plant in Alabama : Rural Hamlet Beats Out Carolinas for $300-Million Facility". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

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