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Johann Gottfried Cullmann was born in Frankwetler, Bavarta, Germany on July 2, 1823, and died in Cullman, Alabama on December 3, 1895. Colonel Cullmann founded the city of Cullman, Alabama, in 1873. Later, in 1877, he founded Cullman County. He also established the Alabama towns of Bangor, Berlin, Bremen, Garden City and Vinemont. Because of his inspirational leadership and humanitarian influence, approximately 20,000 Bavarian and German immigrants settled in this area.
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