Bethabara Fort 1756-63

Bethabara Fort 1756-63 (HM106K)

Location: Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Forsyth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 9.3', W 80° 17.86'

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The French and Indian War (1754-63) prompted the peaceful Moravians, in the midst of busy harvest time and in only 18 days, to build a five-sided palisade around the central part of the community. Later, such fortifications were added to the mill and graveyard nearby. Fortunately, the Indians never attacked Bethabara.

"Next day, after dinner, Br. Jacob Loesch called the Single Brethren together to decide the matter discussed on the 4th, which was quickly done, the unanimous conclusion being that all work, except the harvesting, should be dropped until a palisade had been built around the houses, making them safe before the first incursion of the Indians should take place. Duties were assigned to each man, felling trees, digging the trench, continuing the harvesting."
Bethabara Diary, July 5, 1756.
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HM NumberHM106K
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Placed ByHistoric Bethabara Park
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 12:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 563176 N 4001368
Decimal Degrees36.15500000, -80.29766667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 9.3', W 80° 17.86'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 9' 18.00" N, 80° 17' 51.60" W
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Area Code(s)336
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2148-2198 Bethabara Trail, Winston-Salem NC 27106, US
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