Bethania, North Carolina

• River John made his mark on Forsyth County
  

  River John Conrad's story is really the American story of a man who sets out for places unknown, settles down and, through his own efforts, realizes his dream of achieving success.

• Election Roundup: Bethania keeps one, gains one
  

  Voters elected one incumbent and one newcomer to the town's board of commissioners, according to complete but unofficial returns.

• 3rd Annual Black Walnu...
  

  Please join us for the 3rd Annual Black Walnut Festival located in the beautiful setting of Historic Bethania, celebrating our 250th Anniversary this year.

• A Small Tribute to a Large Spirit
  

  Life is full of cycles, as is death. Three people that I knew well died within an eight day period last week.

City Description

Bethania is the oldest municipality in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and was most recently incorporated in 1995, upon the reactivation of the original 1838/1839 town charter. In 2009, Bethania will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its establishment in 1759. The first planned Moravian settlement in North Carolina, Bethania exists as the only remaining independent, continuously active Moravian village in the southern United States, and is the only known existing Germanic-type Linear Agricultural village in the South. The 500-acre Bethania National Historic Landmark district is the largest National Landmark in Forsyth County. Bethania and its 18th and 19th century properties are listed on the National and North Carolina State Historic Registers of Places. Bethania was founded 12 June 1759 by the Moravian Brethren of Wachovia as a congregational, agricultural, and trades community. Bethania was the first planned Moravian settlement in Wachovia, and members of a Society, under the care of the Bethania congregation were permitted to reside in the village, as well, after July 1759. Today, Bethania's eighteenth century German-type linear agricultural village design

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Forsyth County
• North Carolina

City Contains:

• Bethania Historic District

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.81299167724 km squared

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