moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. Linguistic note Present day students and scholars who are not familiar with the German language frequently, albeit incorrectly, use a masculine article "der" to modify "Wachau" when the feminine article "die" should be used, as historically documented. When speaking of "Wachovia" as a place, the proper title in German is "die Wachau". When speaking of "Wachau" in a locative sense, such as "in the Wachau," the article becomes dative and written as "in der Wachau." Many individuals and organizations have seen the dative phrase and have irresponsibly and unknowingly dropped the preposition, leaving "...der Wachau," which is incorrect when used as a proper noun. The feminine gender of "die Wachau" does not change, though the case might. See also Adelaide Fries- author of the 1907 The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence As Mentioned in the Records of Wachovia. References External links Historic Bethabara Park Historic Bethania Old Salem Museums and Gardens The Moravian Archives of Winston-Salem, NC, US The Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem, PA, US Geography of Forsyth County, North Carolina Pre-statehood history of North Carolina History of the America (South) Province of the Moravian Church Geography of Winston-Salem, North Carolina Moravian settlement in North Carolina