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Moravian University is the sixth-oldest college in the United States and the first to educate women in the original 13 colonies. It traces its roots to the Bethlehem Female Seminary, which was founded in 1742, as the second boarding school for young women in the U.S. behind just the Ursuline Academy in New Orleans.
The Bethlehem Female Seminary was established in 1742 in Germantown, Philadelphia and was the first Protestant boarding school for girls in what became the United States. [1] The Bethlehem Female Seminary later became known as the Moravian Female Seminary , and in 1863 the seminary was established as Moravian College .
Bethlehem has a long historical relationship with the celebration of Christmas, which is prominently celebrated in the city annually. The city was christened as Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, 1741 by Nicolaus Zinzendorf, a Moravian bishop. In 1747, Bethlehem was the first U.S. city to feature a decorated Christmas tree. [7]
Moravian University: Bethlehem city: Northampton: Moravian Church in North America: Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 2,032 1742 Mount Aloysius College: Cresson township: Cambria: Catholic Church (Sisters of Mercy) Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 1,611 1853 Muhlenberg College: Allentown city: Lehigh: Evangelical Lutheran ...
Moravian Academy is a preschool through 12th-grade independent, co-educational, college preparatory school in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Moravian Academy is the ninth oldest independent school in the United States.
The Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District encompasses a complex of the oldest surviving buildings in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.The National Historic Landmark District is a subset of the larger Central Bethlehem Historic District which is specifically focused on the early buildings constructed by the Moravians, who settled the city in the 18th century.
The school, called Bethlehem Female Seminary, was the first boarding school for girls in the British American colonies. The curriculum included writing, reading, household arts, and religion. Originally established to educate 25 students, it ultimately became the Moravian University [2] and Moravian Academy.
Sources: AFP Eastern PA, Lifetime Achievement Award, November 15, 2018; Moravian.edu; The Presidential Medal.Curtis H. Barnette-9/18/19; Lifetime Achievement Award -2018-Marquis Who's Who-24.7. press release.com- Marquis Who's Who-Curtis “Hank”Barnette; WVU Launches Distinguished West Virginians Archives-June 5; 2018-wvutoday.wvu.edu.