The German newspaper. first published in 1853. is the oldest German language paper in the West. The first church. St. Marks Lutheran. was founded in 1856. The number of immigrants has steadily grown until now there are about 65.000 in the city who are of German descent. and more whose origins are found in other German speaking parts of Europe. One of the many fields in which the German Americans enrich the life of the city is music. There are hundreds of German musicians in the citymembers of the symphony orchestra. music teachers. and makers and repairers of musical instruments.
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