1745 - Oldest continuously operating bookstore in the world – The Moravian Book Shop

More Dozen Firsts

• 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