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In 1920, with a population of 48,395, Winston-Salem was the largest city in North Carolina. [19] [20] [21] In 1929, the Reynolds Building was completed in Winston-Salem. Designed by William F. Lamb from the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, the Reynolds Building is a 314-foot (96 m) skyscraper that has 21 floors.
Forsyth County (/ f oʊ r ˈ s aɪ θ / fohr-SYTH) [1] [2] is a county located in the northwest Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 382,590, [3] making it the fourth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Winston-Salem. [4]
US 311 is a nominally north–south route that runs northeast–southwest between Danville, VA and Winston-Salem. The former alignment south of Winston-Salem has been fully signed as I-74; work has begun on US 311 signage removal on this alignment. US 421 enters the region from the southeast, and joins I-85 in Greensboro. It then takes I-85 ...
North of Winston-Salem on NC 65, SR 1611, 1628, and 1688; also roughly the area outside the original district west and north along Muddy Creek, south to Reynolda Rd., and east along Walker Rd. 36°10′51″N 80°20′16″W / 36.180833°N 80.337778°W / 36.180833; -80.337778 ( Bethania Historic
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 541,299, [1] making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat and largest community is Greensboro. [2] Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point. The county was formed in 1771.
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When Tennessee was established as a separate state in 1796, this county became Davidson County, Tennessee. The current North Carolina county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River in 1781. [3] [4]