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12661
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At the end of 1776, Bethabara and Bethania housed a large portion of the Moravian brethren, with Salem set to stand as the new community by 1773. The new town became the center of the Wachovia settlement, attracting professional men such as a doctor, apothecary, and surveyor. Salem soon became a craft and manufacturing center, offering a full slate of services including weaving, tanning, and distilling. Salem was founded on the Moravian principle of oecononie, whereby the means of production were owned by the community, and the goods they produced were shared in kind.
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12671
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In the ninth story of the Moravian series, the author discusses the strict controls exercised by two groups in Salem. As the community began to prosper, simple communal living was abandoned resulting in new forms of control for the spiritual and financial matters of the society. The Aeltesten Conferenz was responsible for the spiritual affairs of the congregation, while the Aufseher Collegium was established to look after the secular, or financial, affairs of the community.
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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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12907
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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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The Moravians arrived in the Yadkin Valley in 1753. Davis discusses the use they made of the forest there. Hickory provided fine firewood and food from the nuts. Yellow poplar gave them boards for their buildings. The chestnut could also be used as a substitute for coffee. Before an apothecary shop was built, drugs came from the forest floor and included snake root as an antidote for venom and carpenter leaf for fresh wounds.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 23 Issue 12, Dec 1959,
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10318
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Founded in 1766, the Moravian village of Old Salem in Winston-Salem is becoming one of the country's foremost historical attractions. Each year over 30,000 visitors walk its streets and tour its historic buildings.
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13105
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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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20040
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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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14518
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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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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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