http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2407/german.htm ANTI-GERMANISM GROWS VIOLENT ... Perhaps the most ridiculous example of the rush to "de-Germanize" America was the removal, in 1917, of the figure of the goddess Germania from the Germania Life Insurance Building in St. Paul, Minnesota. The building was renamed the Guardian Building. Likewise, streets, parks, schools, and even towns were re-christened: Germantown, Nebraska, for example became Garland and Berlin, Iowa, was renamed Lincoln. Restaurants served "liberty steak" in place of hamburgers and "liberty cabbage" for sauerkraut. In Massachusetts, a physician even renamed German measles "liberty measles. ... Mike -----Original Message----- From: Carole [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots] Germantown, NE >I'm having trouble locating Germantown, NE. Does it still exist? >If so what county? >Thanks for any help. According to Perkey's NE Place Names - Germantown, Seward Co. Became "Garland". See the Seward County website at - http://www.wathenadesigns.com/Seward/index.html T&C ==== NEBRRoots Mailing List ==== NEGenWeb Project. Visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/ Nebraska History & Trivia join: [email protected] List Admin: [email protected]