kept pet canaries. The town of Whitefield, near Bury, also claims to owe its name to Flemish cloth weavers that settled in the area during this era, who would lay their cloths out in the sun to bleach them. These waves of settlement are also evidenced by the common surnames Fleming, Flemings, Flemming and Flemmings. United States In the United States, the cities of De Pere and Green Bay in Wisconsin attracted many Flemish and Walloon immigrants during the 19th century. The small town of Belgique was settled almost entirely by Flemish immigrants, although a significant number of its residents left after the Great Flood of 1993. See also De Vlaamse Leeuw Greater Netherlands Flemish Movement Flemish Region French Flemish Notes and references External links Flanders Germanic ethnic groups Ethnic groups in Belgium