Schoenbrunn School
Title |
Schoenbrunn School |
Creator |
Ohio Federal Writers' Project |
Subject |
Building, Wooden--Conservation and restoration Schoenbrunn (Ohio)--History Log Cabins Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project |
Time Period |
1930s 1940s |
Place |
Tuscarawas County (Ohio) |
Description |
In 1772, David Zeisberger, a missionary of the Moravian Church, established the village of Schoenbrunn on the Tuscarawas River, near present-day New Philadelphia. The word Schoenbrunn means "beautiful spring" in German. The purpose of this community was to provide Moravian missionaries a place to teach Christianity to Native Americans residing in Ohio. At its greatest size, Schoenbrunn had a population of four hundred Christian natives, mostly Delaware Indians, and more than sixty buildings, including the first school and Christian church built in Ohio. During the American Revolution, facing harassment from both the English and the Americans , Zeisberger and his followers abandoned Schoenbrunn in early 1778. They held a final service in the church, after which they tore down their house of worship to prevent its desecration. Schoenbrunn has since been rebuilt and is administered as an historic site by the Ohio Historical Society. |
Date of Original |
ca. 1935-1940 |
Collection |
Ohio Guide Photgraphs |
Source |
State Archives Series 1039AV |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
SA1039AV_B14F02_005_001.tif |
Image Height |
4695 |
Image Width |
5954 |
File Size |
83880256 Bytes |
Display File Type |
image/jp2 |
Format |
picture; Black-and-white photographs |
Date created |
2011-02-15 |
Date modified |
2013-05-25 |
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