Bethania

Bethania (HMZJO)

Location: Pfafftown, NC 27040 Forsyth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 10.72', W 80° 20.34'

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Founded 12 June 1759

First planned Moravian Village in N. Carolina. Colonial and antebellum trade and agricultural center. Only remaining continuous, independent Wachovia Settlement. Contains unique remnants of original medieval style plan where families lived in a central village and the Moravian church assigned each family roughly equal strip fields in bottom-lands along Muddy Creek and orchard lots on higher ground.
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HM NumberHMZJO
Series This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 5:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 559440 N 4003967
Decimal Degrees36.17866667, -80.33900000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 10.72', W 80° 20.34'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 10' 43.20" N, 80° 20' 20.40" W
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Area Code(s)336
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5320-5398 State Rd 1688, Pfafftown NC 27040, US
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