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12681
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Music was as much a part of the Moravians' religions life as prayer, and of all their traditions, music is one of the oldest and deepest seated. Several Moravians that came to America knew and worked with the leading musicians of the time. By 1746, the Moravians in Bethlehem were using an organ to accompany their singing.
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12692
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The Moravians carried their distinctive traditions into the 19th century, founding a mission for the Cherokee Indians, as well as a Female Mission Society to work closely among slaves. Although their traditions continued, changes occurred including the possession of slaves, and the annex of Wachovia lands into the county seat of Forsyth. This last change touched off an uproar in Salem, bringing the brethren into close contact with progressive influences.
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12847
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Lord Granville, wealthy land owner in the North Carolina Colony, attempted to augment the population of the region by recruiting Moravian settlers. In response, August Gottlieb Spangenberg, also known as Brother Joseph, departed Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on 25 August 1752, accompanied by five men, in search of a new settlement area in North Carolina. Returning to Bethlehem on 2 February 1753, Spangenberg was successful, having located an unclaimed tract of land encompassing approximately 100,000 acres, outside of Muddy Creek.
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Sold on 7 August 1753, Lord Granville of the Carolina Colony sold 98,985 acres of land to the Moravians for their new settlement. The Moravians put down 500 pounds sterling towards the land and paid an annual rent through 1788 of 150 pounds. The quit-rents were purchased in 1788 for 1,000 pounds, transferring ownership of the Wachovia tract to the Moravians.
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12915
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Arriving in the Yadkin Valley in fall 1753, the Moravians utilized a variety of local tree resources for food, tools, fuel, and buildings. Some of these species include poplar, hickory, walnut, chestnut, ash, oak, beech, and pine.
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Arriving in 1753, the Moravians came to North Carolina in search of a new life rooted in Christian beliefs left behind in Germany. Led by men such as Peter of Chelcic and Gregory, \"the patriarch,\" the Moravians founded the village of Salem, in 1765-1766.
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13506
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Two hundred years ago, Moravian settlers visualized a community hard-working, prosperous, religious, and unified. Sharpe details the history, geography, industry, and culture of Forsythe County.
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Here are some interesting facts about the Moravians including the first church bell in Salem, the introduction of cowpox as a preventative against smallpox, and the first celebration of the Fourth of July.
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Miss Ella Butler of the Moravian settlement of Old Salem is making candles, a definite harbinger of Christmas. For about two months before Christmas, Miss Ella busies herself with her annual task of making by hand, in exactly the same holds and in the same manner as they were made in 1766, the more than 10,000 candles used for the Moravian Christmas Love Feast observed by all the churches of the Southern Moravian Province comprising North Carolina and Virginia.
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The Moravians took the lead in the first celebration of the Fourth of July, and it was a day of genuine thanksgiving for them. The Gemein House (Congregation House) in Salem, erected in 1770, was the location of the first Fourth of July Celebration in North Carolina.
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The Wachovia Museum in Salem houses many interesting relics from the bygone days of the Moravians. Many of them are historically significant, including a spinet played by a little girl for George Washington's 1791 Salem visit, a shaving set used by the first Moravian missionary to Greenland, a printing press used by Cornwallis and later by John Christian Blum, a handsome sign that potter Gottfried Aust hung over his 1772 shop in 1772, and many other interesting items.
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Gottfried Praezel owned the first loom in Salem and the town's textile history begins with him in 1766. The author traces the history of textile manufacture in Salem from humble beginnings to the end of the 19th century. The article describes the shift in textile workers from men and their apprentices to the Moravian women known as Single Sisters; linen produced and sales; and the introduction of more sophisticated machinery that changed Salem's textile manufacturing market.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Jan 1950,
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20041
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Moravian elders established the Salem Boarding School which would later become Salem College, an all women liberal arts school. Financing for the school came from the congregation which was repaid with interest. The author looks at this school as a comparison for early education in the state and to emphasize the Moravian's unique emphasis on education, especially for women.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Jan 1950,
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21599
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In an 1822 effort to segregate their congregation, Moravian Church officials in Salem, North Carolina, established a separate nondenominational black Christian church. White parishioners established the black church as a way to maintain cultural control, but they also feared large gatherings of blacks and were afraid the church would provide a nest to incite slave rebellions. The services were under the direction of Moravian minister Abraham Gottlieb Steiner, but blacks often led services and attended Methodist camp meetings. The segregated church provided members with a unique semblance of family and community.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 4, Oct 1994,
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21657
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This article examines the migration of Moravian families from the northeast United States, into Wachovia settlements in North Carolina during the mid-18th century. This movement stemmed from a desire for more land but also from the importance of religion and common places of worship. Settlement in North Carolina was accompanied by settlement from European immigrants and other Moravian settlements in America.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 4, Oct 2002,
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