The town of Bethlehem, north of Philadelphia, was founded by Moravian Brethren from Germany, who have left their mark on the town with the Christmas Festival, when choirs and orchestras join in a celebration that is well known throughout the United States, and in the Gemein Haus of 1741 (now a museum), the Brethren's House of 1748 and the Old
Chapel of 1751. In the Moravian Cemetery on Market Street there are graves ranging in date from 1742 to 1910. The Bach Festival held on the campus of Lehigh University is world-famous.
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