Cambria, Pennsylvania

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Cambria was a Welsh-American farming colony in Pennsylvania, founded during the 1790s by 50 immigrants from the village of Llanbrynmair on land purchased by Baptist minister Morgan John Rhys. [1]

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The settlement was given a Latin name meaning "Wales".

History

According to Marcus Tanner, Cambria is the first such Welsh-speaking community in the United States. Beginning in 1801, migrants from Cambria began to move West to found the Welsh-American settlement at Paddy's Run, which is now the site of Shandon, Ohio. [2]

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References

  1. Marcus Tanner (2004), The Last of the Celts, Yale University Press. Page 325.
  2. Marcus Tanner (2004), The Last of the Celts, Yale University Press. Page 325.