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von Zinzendorf |
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1753 Moravians bought land in North Carolina. They called it der Wachau
(now 'Wachovia') after the ancestral home of Count von Zinzendorf,
who in 1722 had offered them refuge on his lands in Saxony and had become
the patron of their church. The first North Carolina arrivals
built a small village called Bethabara. They eventually built four other
towns, one of which was Salem, founded in 1766. Salem remained a church-governed town for about 100 years. In 1913 it merged with Winston to become Winston-Salem. The Connection |
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Map Detail: Smith River Horsepasture Creek North Mayo River South Mayo River |
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