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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZJ_dye-house_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Br. Schenk began erection of new dye shop."Single Brethren's DiaryJune 27, 1771
Early Bethlehem's dyers used natural materials such as indigo (blue), madder (red), logwood (purple), and fustic (yellow) to add color to linen, wool, cotton, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHW3_butchery_Bethlehem-PA.html
Newly slaughtered cattle provided fresh, or "green," hides for the tanner to process into leather. The tannery stood directly to the south, or left; of the butchery so that these two industries could work together in Bethlehem.
Colonial travele…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVZ_bark-shed_Bethlehem-PA.html
"...16 of our Brethren, who are to go to Upper Places[?] to peel bark for our tanner, had lovefeast."Single Brethren's DiaryApril 16, 1757
The large forest located north of early Bethlehem contained great quantities of bark needed to produce th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVV_pottery_Bethlehem-PA.html
"Today we made the beginning in the ground breaking for our new potter's house, which will be built toward the Monocacy, westward from the Gemein and Choir Houses, in such a way that a row of still needed shops can be added later in a row..."Bethl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVU_smith-complex_Bethlehem-PA.html
"...The houses of the congregation were well built, and there were all sorts of manufacturing establishments there...There were good carpenters, cabinet-makers, steel-workers, and very good blacksmiths..."Baroness von Riedesel's JournalSeptember, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVT_colonial-industrial-quarter_Bethlehem-PA.html
"They have carried the mechanical Arts to greater Perfection here than in any Place which I have seen."John Adams to Abigail AdamsApril, 1777
Early Industrial HistoryBy 1745, only four years after they founded Bethlehem (1741), the Moravians, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVK_moravian-community_Bethlehem-PA.html
Community organized June 25, 1742. The oldest buildings are on West Church Street. Those marked are; Gemeinhaus, Sisters' House, Bell House, Brothers' House, and Old Chapel.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVH_brethrens-house_Bethlehem-PA.html
Built 1748 by Moravians as house for single men. Early industry center: bell foundry, silkworm culture, other crafts and trades. Military hospital in Revolution. Girls' school from 1815. Now part of Moravian College and a museum.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHUS_sun-inn_Bethlehem-PA.html
Erection begun, 1758; enlarged and altered in 19th century. Considered one of the best inns of its time. Here many notable patriots and military leaders of the Revolutionary War period were entertained.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHUR_lafayette_Bethlehem-PA.html
Here stood the George Frederick Beckel house, 1762-1872, famed as the place where General Lafayette convalesced from a leg wound suffered at the Battle of Brandywine, 1777. Beckel was then superintendent of the community farm here in Bethlehem.