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Podcast: Your History Your Story
Episode: S8 Ep11 "Christmas City" Bethlehem, PA
Description: On Christmas Eve, 1741, a small group of Moravian settlers gathered together in a house at the confluence of the Monocacy & Lehigh rivers in what was then the colony of Pennsylvania. It was on that night that their leader, Count Nikolaus Zinzendorf decided to name their new home “Bethlehem”, after the birthplace of Jesus.
Over the years, the Moravian settlement grew into a thriving religious and economic community that eventually became known as “Christmas City”.
In this episode of Your History Your Story, our guest is Craig Larimer. Craig is a lifelong resident of Bethlehem and a member...