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Event:  First Turnverein is Organized
Category:  Cultural Life, Demographics (immigration, etc.), Politics and Government
Brief Description:  The first "Turnverein," a German-American social club, was organized in 8150. The Turnverein society was dedicated to encouraging healthy minds and bodies and the promotion of social legislation. Turnvereins offered cultural and athletic classes, and were found in most neighborhoods of St. Louis by the turn of the nineteenth century. A few of the special halls the Turnvereins constructed remain today. An excellent example is the Hyde Park Turnverein.
Year:  1850
Decade:  1850 - 1859
Beginning Date:    1850
Ending Date:    1850

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Hyde Park Turnverein

 

 

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