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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Photograph of trees and 18th-century buildings in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Bethlehem was founded by members of the Moravian church on December 24, 1741.; Format: image/photograph

Susquehanna River: Photograph of the Susquehanna River, taken from the John Harris Bridge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.; Format: image/photograph

Sarcastic "stamp" from the Stamp Act crisis: The Pennsylvania Journal and Advertiser published this suggestion as to the appearance of stamps used in accordance with the Stamp Act of 1765.; Format: image/newspaper

Diary of a journey of Moravians: First-hand account of the journey of twelve Moravian brothers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Bethabara, North Carolina in 1753.; Format: diary (multiple pages)

Toward a union of the colonies?: In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.3; The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The plan was adopted on July 10, 1754, by representatives from seven of the British North American colonies. Although never carried out, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government.; Format: article

The Tuscarora ask Pennsylvania for aid: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.5; Report of commissioners from the Pennsylvania provincial government who met with representatives of North Carolina's Tuscarora Indians in 1710. The Tuscarora requested permission to move to Pennsylvania to escape harrassment and enslavement by southern settlers, but were denied permission. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report

Introduction to the Moravian diary: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 1; Introduction to the Moravian diary The Moravian seal, symbol of the Moravian church. The Moravians made their first settlement in America, in 1735, on the lower Savannah River, where...; Format: article

Banjo statue: Close-up of a statue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showing a hand playing a banjo. The statue pays tribute to Steven Foster, who penned many classic American songs, including "Oh, Susanna" and "Camptown Races."; Format: image/photograph

Circa 1714 map of Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina: Johann Baptist Homann's hand-colored engraved map Virginia Marylandia et Carolina... was first published in a 1714 atlas, and was re-published numerous times thereafter. The map depicts Homann's interpretation of the American...; Format: image/map

October 13 - October 17, 1753: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 3; Oct. 13. The Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, referred to in the diary as "Harrison's Ferry." After eating some broth we set out on our journey. The Brn. Grube and Lösch...; Format: diary/primary source

Civil War soldiers playing cards: At an encampment at Petersburg, Virginia, soldiers of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry play cards in front of their tents during the Civil War.; Format: image/photograph

Iowa Royster on the march into Pennsylvania: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.8; Letter from a North Carolina soldier two days before the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Family at Civil War encampment: Family at an encampment of the 31st Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War in Washington, D.C., near Fort Slocum.; Format: image/photograph

Mapping the Great Wagon Road: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.2; The Great Wagon Road took eighteenth-century colonists from Philadelphia west into the Appalachian mountains and south into the North Carolina Piedmont. This article describes the route and its history and offers two detailed maps, one from 1751 and one from the present, for comparison.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The arrival of Swiss immigrants: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.3; Although it was frowned upon in Switzerland, many Swiss citizens migrated to Carolina in the eighteenth century.; Format: article

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