Today was Pilot Mountain State Park's turn to have its centennial celebration events. To kick off the day at 8am, a local Moravian brass band played Moravian favorites to a small group atop Little Pinnacle.
A short program on local Moravian history followed. In the 1750s Lord Granville sold the church 100,000 acres of land. The Moravians called the tract Wachovia. In 1753 the first group of 15 arrived and began a settlement at Bethabara to scout the area for a more permanent location. Later when Salem was built, Bethabara became less important and eventually was abandoned. The Moravians used the Pilot Mountain area as a quarry. The term "grindstone" is still used by the park as a hiking trail name.
Throughout the day, other events took place in the state park. The annual fishing derby took place in a newly acquired section of the park referred to as "Pilot Creek". Bicyclists visited all day on the way between the park, Hanging Rock State Park and Sauratown Mountain. Unfortunately, evening events were cut short by threatening weather and overcast skies.
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