Learn about the Moonshine trails and the people that inspired the invention of NASCAR! Wilkes County offers many fun-filled festivals. * Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce Websiteĭiscover "Where the Mountains Begin" Wilkes County is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Their prayer and missionary spirit still have effect in the foothills of North Carolina where today many ministries have established their home bases. They continued a legacy of 24 hour prayer and worship centers that were started in Eastern Europe by their ancestors.
The Moravian's established a rooted community with strong values and stable trade.
In 1766, they establish the town of Salem (meaning "peace") in N.C., which is often confused with Salem, Mass. The name of the tract became known as Wachovia. In 1752, in the backwoods of North Carolina the Moravian's purchased a tract of almost 100,000 acres. From this base in Pennsylvania, they later moved south to North Carolina. The Moravian's moved north from Georgia to eastern Pennsylvania in 1740 and founded the town of Bethlehem. The first attempt to settle in America, in the colony of Georgia, was short-lived. The location of these early missions led to the church today having a worldwide membership made up largely of people of African descent. Soon, a town called Herrnhut grew, and became a refuge for the Moravian faith.įrom this base, the Moravian's continued with a focus on missionary work to many places in the world. Persecution continued, however, until early in the 17th century, many Moravian's left Bohemia they were forced underground and many of their former buildings and homes were burned and destroyed.įinally, in the 1700's, a home was found when Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf offered a settlement on his estate near Berthelsdorf, in the German state of Saxony.
Yet they grew by the time of Luther, in 1517, there were 400 Moravian congregations scattered through Moravia, Bohemia, and Saxony. Half a century ahead of Martin Luther's Reformation movement, the Moravian's were branded as heretics. These Moravian pilgrims originally came from Bohemia and Moravia, neighboring provinces in what is now the Czech Republic. Its rich spiritual heritage makes Moravian Falls an amazing setting for your mountain vacation. Moravian Fall derives its name from a 35 foot high waterfall and named after the Moravian's who settled the area in 1753. From The quaint small town of Moravian Falls is located in the beauty of Wilkes County, North Carolina, at an elevation of 1,192 feet it is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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