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==History== The first planned [[Moravian Church|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 {{convert|500|acre|km2|adj=on}} Bethania [[National Historic Landmark]] district is the largest such district in Forsyth County. Bethania and its 18th- and 19th-century properties are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. [[File:Brethren with Stethoscopes - DPLA - cbc1650c6cc1824ece53f35b6f2035a3 (page 23).jpg|thumb|left|Map of early Bethania.]] Bethania was founded June 12, 1759, by the [[Moravian Brethren]] of [[Wachovia Tract|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 after July 1759. Today, Bethania's eighteenth-century German-type linear agricultural village design remains visible and intact, and most town lots and roadways have remained in continuous use since 1759. The name "Bethania" is the German form of [[Bethany (biblical village)|"Bethany"]], the name of a village near [[Jerusalem]] recorded in the [[New Testament]] as the home of [[Mary of Bethany|Mary]], [[Martha]] and [[Lazarus of Bethany|Lazarus]], as well as that of [[Simon the Leper]].<ref>Jennifer Bean Bower (2006), ''Moravians in North Carolina'', p. 14. Arcadia Publishing, {{ISBN|0-7385-4329-2}}.</ref> During the Revolutionary War, this town was for a time considered by locals not as "Bethania" but as "HauserTown" (pronounced Hooz-er) because of the significance of families with the last name Hauser that resided there. Mary Hauser was one of the first people buried in Bethania's God's Acre cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Towns/Bethania_NC.html|title=Bethania, North Carolina|website=www.carolana.com}}</ref> In March 2007, the town of Bethania opened a visitor center and museum, Historic Bethania, to welcome friends and guests, and to promote education and cultural resource preservation in the community. The center's facilities include a relocated and restored Moravian farmstead home, the Wolff-Moser House, dating to ca. 1792, one of the earliest known surviving rural Moravian farmstead homes in North America. The Wolff-Moser House can be visited by the public during the center's open hours. The visitor center, located at 5393 Ham Horton Lane, at the intersection of Main Street and Bethania Road, also serves as an orientation center for those wishing to explore the Bethania National Historic Landmark District. Visitors to the c. 1759 [[Bethania Historic District]] can obtain a tour map and additional information at the visitor center. In addition to the Bethania Historic District, the [[Dr. Beverly Jones House]], [[John Henry Kapp Farm]], and [[Samuel B. Stauber Farm]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Bethania Mill and Village Shoppes, the only shopping center within the city limits, opened October 18, 2008, at the site of an old seed mill. The center contains a [[general store]] and plans to have a restaurant. They currently are renting out office space.
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