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| Swiss
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| New
Bern, NC |
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| Founded
in 1710, New Bern was settled by Swiss and German
adventurers led by Baron Christopher de Graffenried
from Bern. read
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| Purrysburg,
SC |
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| Purrysburg
was named after Jean Pierre Purry, a Swiss pioneer
who led the first settlers there in 1732. The settlers
were primarily Swiss Protestants from Neuchatel
and Geneva. read
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| Beech
Island , SC |
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| Many
Swiss settlers were lured to South Carolina by pamphlets
the government printed giving glorious description
of the land and rivers. In 1737, a group of 200
from Appenzell, Switzerland, led by John Tobler,
came to settle in New Windsor. About 40 died during
the first summer. read
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