Betharaba
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Betharaba was the first town planted by German Moravians from Pennsylvania in Wachovia, North Carolina, founded 1753. Its early settlers were noted for advanced agricultural practices, especially their "Medicine Garden," which produced over fifty kinds of herbs. Betharaba grew slowly and today is known locally as "Old Town."
Source: Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940