NAZARETH
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unimoggers
N 40° 44.548 W 075° 18.410
18T E 474094 N 4510214
No wonder there are communities here named Bethlehem and Nazareth!
Waymark Code: WM1Q9
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2005
Views: 27
Marker Text:
Moravian settlers arrived here in 1740 from a failing colony in Georgia. Bishop August B. Spangenberg led an experiment in communal living, called the "Great Economy," 1745-1765. It was designed to support Christian missionaries to the Indians.
Marker Name: Nazareth
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 11/18/1966
Marker Type: City
Location: Pa. 191 (E. Center St.) opposite N. Pine St. at Whitefield House, Nazareth
Category: Cities & Towns, Religion
Website: Not listed
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