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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Schroeder, Walter A. |
| Title, Analytic | Rural Settlement Patterns of the German-Missourian Cultural Landscape |
| Author, Monographic | Marshall, Howard Wight//Goodrich, James W. |
| Title, Monographic | The German-American Experience in Missouri |
| Place of Publication | Columbia, MO |
| Publisher | Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Date of Publication | 1986 |
| Location in Work | 25-44 |
| Abstract | Cultural landscapes are the product of cultural groups. 19th-century German immigrants to Missouri, bringing with them their particular skills, technologies, and values, created "German" cultural landscapes in the regions they settled. Among the numerous aspects of a cultural landscape are settlement pattern, architectural style, building materials and color, kinds of fencing, field patterns, and the kinds of crops and animals raised. These aspects are modified as the immigrants and their descendants undergo cultural changes and adjust to their new social, economic, and natural environments. New architectural styles may become popular. Technological advances will change the way structures are built. Local and national economic developments require new farming systems as time goes on. During the century and a half of German settlement in Missouri, the cultural landscape the immigrants initially created has lost much of its "Germanness," and in many respects is merging into a mainstream Missouri landscape. |
| Call Number | MKI/SHS F 475 G3 G4 1986 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Missouri/ Rural life & conditions/ Settlements/ Missouri/ Farm life/ Cultural influence |