During the late 18th century, the Moravians were busy not only with Salem, but in establishing country congregations. Peter PFAFF joined the rural congregation of Friedberg in 1771, and was one of it's most active members. However, PFAFF left in 1786 to join his son on a farm near Bethania, and "Pfafftown" grew up nearby.

No buildings remain in Pfafftown from this period. Around 1850 Pfafftown expanded and several fine Greek Revival vernacular houses were constructed. Pfafftown continued to grow, and by 1896 the community boasted of 100 citizens. Pfafftown lacked any major factories or mills, for the principal occupation was farming.

The Pfafftown community supported an innovative program to assist the farmers in making ends meet. In 1900, the first and possibly only organization of its kind in the country, the Labor Exchange, was established. The purpose of this organization was to exchange labor and products of labor. The Exchange florished for several years, but eventually faltered and closed.

Pfafftown is on the Study List for the National Register of Historic Places as a potential historic district.

Source City-County Planning Board of Forsyth County and Winston-Salem, NC -- July 1988