Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a 6.5-acre historic farmstead that began as part of a 500-acre tract bought by James Burnside in 1748. After he sold 200 acres to Moravians in 1751, his widow sold the remaining 300 acres to the Moravian Church in 1758. The church leased the plantation to farmers from 1765 to 1845, establishing its long agricultural use. Later owned by William Lerch’s family until 1928, the property was acquired by Lehigh County in 1986 and restored as a museum. Today it interprets the lives of those who lived and worked there and continues to serve the community through tours, events, and other uses.