[justa-hairyape]

By far the largest ancestral group, stretching from coast to coast across 21st century America is German, with 49,206,934 people. The peak immigration for Germans was in the mid-19th century as thousands were driven from their homes by unemployment and unrest.

In the first census that I saw back in the 1700's, Germans were the most listed race in America. Followed by English and Scottish. So the Germans have been here in strong numbers from day one.

[hlmencken3]

Benjamin Franklin actually published a German language newspaper in Philadelphia long before the Revolution.

The aptly named Germantown area of Philadelphia dates to before 1700.