BRETHREN'S HOUSE
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unimoggers
N 40° 37.127 W 075° 22.924
18T E 467683 N 4496509
Built in 1748, it still looks grand!
Waymark Code: WM1ZD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2005
Views: 26
Marker Text:
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.
Marker Name: Brethren's House
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 09/02/1964
Marker Type: City
Location: W. Church St. at site, Bethlehem
Category: Education
Website: Not listed
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