Four local newspapers, with the dates being in the 1860s: Evansville Journal published 1834-1936, Evansville Daily Enquirer 1858-1859, T�gliche Evansville Union 1866-1885, and W�chentlicher Evansville Demokrat 1864-1918. Many German immigrants came to Evansville starting in the mid 1800s, and a large number settled on the west side of town. Separated from the rest of the city by Pigeon Creek, the area developed its own German identity, although there was plenty of social and business interaction. With the U.S.'s entry into WWI, anti-German sentiment arose and there was a need for immigrants to prove themselves as, real, patriotic, Americans. This probably accounts for the 1918 demise of the W�chentlicher Evansville Demokrat.