You go north - I go south

In February of 1772 four Single Sisters and two older girls arrived in Salem from the nearby Moravian community of Bethabara. Their task was to prepare living accommodations in Salem for the  additional Single Sisters that would arrive in the near future. 

By the end of 1772 it is recorded that there were 16 Single Sisters and six Older Girls living in Salem. 

There was a large community square in Salem that remains to this day. The Single Brothers lived on the west side - the Single Sisters on the east side. To state the obvious the square separated the Single Brothers from the Single Sisters.

To ensure that the separation continued the town fathers on December 8, 1772 recorded that for walks on Sundays the Single Sisters and the Singe Brethren should always go in opposite directions north and south, alternating their routes week by week. 

How the times have changed.