Dunkard's Bottom
Dunkard's Bottom or Dunkard Bottom may refer to the following places in the United States: * Dunkard's Bottom, Virginia, established on the New River in 1745, submerged under Claytor Lake 1939 * Dunkard Bottom, West Virginia, established on the Cheat River in 1753 See also * Camp Dawson (West Virginia) Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia, Preston County, West Virginia. It is one of a handful of dedicated military posts operated by the West Virginia National Guard (as opposed to smaller ar ...

Dunkard's Bottom, Virginia
Dunkard's Bottom (sometimes written Dunkard Bottom, Dunkert Bottom, or Dunker Bottom, originally named Mahanaim) was a Schwarzenau Brethren religious community established on the New River (Kanawha River tributary), New River in the mid-1740s by brothers Samuel, Gabriel and Israel Eckerlin and Alexander Mack Jr. It flourished for only a few years until most of the settlers decided to return to Pennsylvania because living conditions at Dunkard's Bottom were too harsh. The Eckerlins sold their property in 1753 and moved to what is now West Virginia. The property changed hands several times until the construction of the Claytor Dam in 1939, which submerged the area of Dunkard's Bottom under Claytor Lake. Establishment, 1745 Samuel, Gabriel and Israel Eckerlin were members of the German Baptist Brethren community in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, who, in the mid-1740s, had a conflict with the community's founder, Conrad Beissel. The Eckerlins had immigrated to Pennsylvania along with other A ...
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