Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-24 | Page 16 | Today is the Anniversary of Germantown

DlA M TH lIE AH GERMANTOWN On Oct M 24 1683 a party parly of or Germans Germans Ger Get mans tho first German settlers In Inthe inthe the tho United States laid out Germantown Germantown Germantown German- German town a a. suburb o of Philadelphia Pa Pa- Four of or this party had the distinction distinction distinction dis dis- dis- dis five hc years yeans carli later of oC making the tho first formal protest over made In America against Hla slave ve Germantown toda today is a picturesque esque eSQUo site alto havIn having a quaint architecture archi archi- beautiful gardens and largo o public libraries ne nc section section sec sec- tion of or the the- town In is occupied by manufacturing establishments sUi and another Is conspicuous for Its fine villas The first mill In America was erected in Y n In 1690 and here also in 17 1743 the first American edition of or the thc Biblo in any language e was printed Germantown is chiefly noted In ir history however for the battle which wa was wali fought th there re between tho the Americans under Washington and tho the British h and Hessians under un un- un der Howe This was tho the battle In which tho the Americans attacked their own men b by mistake in the fog tos hut but they finally won Tho The Americans lost and the British 51 tn men n. n