EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Saturday marks a major milestone for Georgia’s first ever religious refugees, the Salzburgers. Due to religious persecution they fled their homes and arrived in ...

The Salzburgers have had a prominent presence in the community for generations, especially in Effingham County where they founded the town of Ebenezer in the 1700s. We don't have any photos that ...

EBENEZER - Descendents of the original Salzburgers, who braved a two-month voyage in the dead of winter across the Atlantic Ocean in 1734 seeking escape from religious persecution, celebrated the ...

This is the 82nd year the small town has put on the festival. It's designed to let people learn about their history. The Salzburgers came to New Ebenezer after they were ousted from Salzburg, Austria ...

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