Oldtown in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hans Wagner Cabin 1752
(reconstructed)
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
1. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Inscription.
Hans Wagner Cabin 1752. (reconstructed). Hans Wagner, a hunter, trapper and miller, and his teenage son built this cabin in 1752, but left for new land on the Yadkin River, when the Moravians purchased the Wachovia Tract. On November 17, 1753, the first 15 Brothers found the abandoned cabin where they lived until 1755, when the Brothers' House was completed. Refugees used the cabin during the French and Indian Was. The village of Bethabara grew up around it., "We...cut a road for two and a half miles to the little house that the Brethren found yesterday. We reached it in the evening, and at once took possession of it, finding it large enough that we could all lie down around the walls...." , Bethabara Diary, November 17, 1753.
Hans Wagner, a hunter, trapper and miller, and his teenage son built this cabin in 1752, but left for new land on the Yadkin River, when the Moravians purchased the Wachovia Tract. On November 17, 1753, the first 15 Brothers found the abandoned cabin where they lived until 1755, when the Brothers' House was completed. Refugees used the cabin during the French and Indian Was. The village of Bethabara grew up around it.
"We...cut a road for two and a half miles to the little house that the Brethren found yesterday. We reached it in the evening, and at once took possession of it, finding it large enough that we could all lie down around the walls...."
Bethabara Diary, November 17, 1753.
Location. 36° 9.37′ N, 80° 17.99′ W. Marker is in Oldtown, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker can be reached from Bethabara Road, on the right when traveling east. Located in Historic Bethabara Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
2. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
3. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
4. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
5. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
6. Hans Wagner Cabin
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
7. Hans Wagner Cabin
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
8. Hans Wagner Cabin 1752 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 14, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.