People from Poland immigrated to Texas in the early to middle 19th century because of the availability of land. The opportunity for business and employment was a major inducement.
A lot of people came to Texas.
Many Polish people moved to Texas from 1840-1860.
the polish mostly settled in south and central Texas
More people came to texas because of the oil
The invasion of the Rhineland came first in 1939 and the Poland came in 1940
they were one of the first spanish Texas settlers which might have been in about the 1700's
The Chinese came to Texas to look for gold and to help build the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Pope John Paul II came from Wadowice, Poland. He was an archibishop of Krakow.
My family name was Zieglowski, they chaged the i to a y when they came from Poland. I am looking for anyone with the Zieglowski(y) name. My relatives came from Lodz, Poland. sharon@cfijerusalem.org
Jews came to Eastern Europe to escape prosecutionin Western Europe. Poland, in particular became a refugefor Jews because their liberties were protected there.
The distance from Buna, Texas, to Gliwice, Poland, is 5,524 air miles. That equals 8,889 kilometers or 4,800 nautical miles.