Which religious settlement lived near present-day Iowa City and owned an appliance company now owned by Whirlpool?
Amana Corporation: The Amana Corporation is an American brand of household appliances. Amana Corporation:  The business was later owned by the Amana Society and became known as Amana Refrigeration, Inc. Amana Corporation:  It is now owned by the Whirlpool Corporation. Amana Colonies: The Amana Colony is seven villages on 26000 acres located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. Amana Colonies:  The villages were built and settled by German Pietists, who were persecuted in their homeland by the German state government and the Lutheran Church. Amana Colonies:  However, seeking more isolated surroundings, they moved to Iowa (near present-day Iowa City) in 1856.
The Amana Colony