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In 1841 the German Government was getting extremely intolerant of the [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amana/ccm.htm Inspirationist congregations] so they sent  men to America to find them a new area to colonize. They settled first in close to Buffalo, New York in a community they called Ebenezer.  Needing a more secluded area, they eventually settled in the fertile land of Iowa along the Iowa river,  [http://amanacolonies.com/pages/about-amana-colonies/history.php Amana  Colonies]  In 1855 the first village, Amana, was laid set up. Six more villages had been established by 1863. <ref> [http://www.amanaheritage.org/history.html Amana Heritage] </ref>

====Amish and Mennonite ====

The [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A4574ME.html Amish] or sometimes known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Mennonite Mennonite Amish], originally came from three countries, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_%28region%29 Palatinate] region of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace] now in France, and German speaking Switzerland. This group of Amish and Mennonite immigrants came to Pennsylvania with the Palatine groups in the 18th century. They spoke [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_German_language Pennsylvania German] commonly known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch].