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Gnadenhütten
Gnadenhütten (; ) the name of settlements founded by the German Moravian Church. The word was transliterated as ''Canatanheat'' by the missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ... John Brainerd in his account. Presbyterian Publication Committee, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnadenhütten, Ohio
Gnadenhutten ( , meaning "Houses of Grace" in German language, German) is a Village (Ohio), village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is Ohio's oldest existing settlement, being founded by Moravian Church, Moravian Christians in 1772 and was the site of the Gnadenhutten massacre during the American Revolutionary War. It is part of the Micropolitan statistical area, New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area. History Gnadenhutten, originally Gnadenhütten, was founded in October 1772 as the second settlement of German Americans and Lenape Native Americans in the United States, Indians affiliated with the Moravian Church. Tribes of Christian Christian Munsee, Lenni Lenape people had settled at Schoenbrunn nearby, founded months earlier by missionary David Zeisberger. On July 4, 1773, a baby boy was born to the Roth family, becoming the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |