Description In 1731, the archbishop of Salzburg expelled twenty thousand Protestants who refused to abjure their religion.
Based mainly on detailed journals and letters written by the Salzburgers\' pastor, Johann Martin B.
The Salzburgers names their colony Ebenezer.
The first Salzburger transport arrived in 1734 and was followed during the next seven years by three more.
Three hundred of these emigrants accepted the invitation of the Georgia Trustees to settle in their new colony.
Description In 1731, the archbishop of Salzburg expelled twenty thousand Protestants who refused to abjure their religion