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Home / History / One Dozen Firsts / Largest 18th Century log building in continuous use in America

1741 - Largest 18th Century log building in continuous use in America

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1740s
Earliest Industrial Park in America’s original 13 Colonies
1741
Largest 18th Century log building in continuous use in America
1742
Moravian University was the first to educate women
1743
Oldest continuously operating apothecary in the U.S. when it closed in the 1950s
1744
First school to teach Native American Languages
1745
Oldest continuously operating bookstore in the world
1747
First documented Christmas Tree in America decorated with apples, candles, and bible verses in the Gemeinhaus
1747
Oldest continuously operated Town Clock in America
1754
Oldest continuous Trombone Choir
1762
First municipal pumped water system in America
1898
Oldest Bach Choir in America
1900s
First National Register Historic District in Pennsylvania

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