Poles' Timelines in America....

HISTORY OF POLES IN AMERICA: PART I .....
Poles were among the early industrial workers in America. Poles played an significant role in the American Revolution. Beginning with the 19th Century, the turmoils of Europe and specifically Poland, led to a large migration of Poles to other countries. We would like to record the history of those who came to America. Where they came from in Poland, where they settled in the USA and what they did. If you have information that will help us with this project, please contact us.

Krystal

Polish Americans - Where do Poles live in the USA - Statistics, Poles in NYC - I
We were talking about Early Immigration History and about The main waves of Polish Immigration. The last article in this series described Polish Assassin of President McKinley .

Below we analyze Centers of Polish life in the USA.

Less and less Poles live in the traditional Polish centers. Is it good or bad?

Poles live predominantly in Northeast and in Chicago but there is no place in the USA where they can not be found. Check the information about the distribution and the number of Polish Americans in the USA according to census 2000.

Polish folk immigration to the United States began in 1854. The mass immigration began in 1870 - after the Franco-Prussian war. Polish colonies took definite root in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Buffalo, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York City, and in the vicinity of St. Louis. The panic of 1873 caused a decrease in the immigration. However, in 1881 more people began to arrive; entire families came here at the invitation of their relatives and friends who preceded them.