Greek Immigration

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  • First ever greek immigrants.

    Despite this being for the immigration wave, this was the first time Greeks had came to America. The first Greek to step foot in America was Theodoros Griego, also known as Don Teodoro.

  • The first greeks to settle and stay at america

    While immigration was much more popular in the 1900's, 500 greeks came to america and lived in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

  • The 1768 settlers move.

    The colony in New Smyrna Beach didnt last long, so they moved to St. Augustine. Here they built the oldest known and still standing Greek Orthodox building in the US, the Saint Photios Greek chapel. You can still visit it today.
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    The first greek community developed

    They developed in New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • The first official Greek Church in US is established

    The community in new orleans had finally grown large enough to form a Greek Consulate (A place where a consul works, a consul is a government agent to sent in a foreign city to promote the goverment's ideas.) as well as a Greek Orthodox Church. AKA The Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Church.
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    The First Wave

    This is when the first wave of Greek immigrants came to America. Most came due to economical and political problems.
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    Balkan wars

    The Balkan Wars really started up the immigration. The first took down the ottoman empire, and the second happened when the allies of Balkan disagreed over conquests.

  • Nea Hellas went into service.

    Nea Hellas is a ship that helped transport thousands of greek immigrants.

  • Nea Hellas arrives in a Athenian port.

    This is when the ship, Nea Hellas first arrived in Greece, specifically the port of Piraeus.

  • Nea Hellas sets sail.

    This is when Nea Hellas began its first journey from Greece to New York.
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    The second wave.

    This is when the second, smaller wave of immigrants came.