 Economic revival began in 1845 with the influx of hundreds of German immigrants under the auspices of the Western Settlement Society of Cincinnati and continued with the development of the lead mining industry along Miners Creek.The German immigration began in 1845, and by 1850 the town was sizable and nearly all German.It has been said that the city takes its name from Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of movable type, however it's actually named after Guttenberg, Bavaria, Germany.