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The Moravian Historical Society in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1857. Its mission is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the rich culture of the Moravians. It is the third oldest historical society in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Moravian Historical Society is located in the 1740-1743 Whitefield House in downtown Nazareth. [1]
Jacobson, Henry A. Revolutionary Notes on Friedensthal, Christian Spring, and Nazareth. Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, Vol. II, No. 1 (1877-1886). Beck, Clara A. The Single Brethren of the Moravian Church in the Barony of Nazareth. Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, Vol. XI, No. 2 (1931-1936)
A stone monument was dedicated by the Moravian Historical Society on October 22, 1901. ... October 22, 1901 (Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, 1902)
The Whitefield House and Gray Cottage are two historic homes on the Ephrata Tract in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.Construction on both buildings began in 1740, by Moravian settlers who moved to Nazareth after the failure of their mission to Native Americans and Europeans in the Savannah, Georgia area, 1735–1740.
Notable non-residential buildings include the Nazareth Moravian Church (1861, St. John's U.C.C. Church (1905-1907), and St. John's Lutheran Church (1858). Located in the district is the separately listed Nazareth Hall Tract. [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
Moravian Historical Society; Moravian sugar cake; ... Nazareth Hall Tract; Nazareth, Pennsylvania; P. Mary Penry; S. Shamokin (village) W. Whitefield House and Gray ...
The Indian Tower. The Indian Tower is a lookout tower that sits at the highest point of the original 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of Nazareth, Pennsylvania.. The original structure was a pavilion called "the summer house" built in 1867 by John Jordan, Jr. Jordan later donated $200 to the Moravian Historical Society to replace the pavilion with the present-day tower, which was completed in 1916.
After learning the weaving trade from his father, he left home in 1742 for the Moravian congregation in Herrnhut. There, he learned the pottery trade from Andreas Dober. A decade later, he moved to Niesky, where he remained for two years. [2] He sailed from London, aboard the Irene, on 22 September 1754, and arrived in New York two months later.