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Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, which was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. [3] It features a living-history museum which interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings ...
1956 – Wake Forest College relocates to Winston-Salem. 1960 – Winston-Salem exceeds 100,000 for the first time. 1965 Hanes Corporation headquartered in city. [20] Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts established. [21] Parkway Theatre opens. [17] 1966 – Wachovia Building (hi-rise) constructed. 1967 – November: Racial unrest. [8]
The 183-acre (0.74 km 2) park and wildlife preserve is located in Winston-Salem and is operated by the City of Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department as an open-air museum. The site also features 20 miles (32 km) of nature trails.
Salem Tavern is a historic museum property at 800 South Main Street in the Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was a tavern in the 18th-century town of Salem, which is now part of Winston-Salem. The tavern is owned by Old Salem Museums & Gardens and open as an Old Salem tour building to visitors.
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 Single Sisters later took control of the property and eventually it was leased as part of the museum and restored in 1964. The building belongs to the Salem Congregation, [6] a group of Moravian churches that evolved from the original Congregational Council for Salem. The building is currently part of the tour for Old Salem Museums & Gardens.
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. [7] At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and the 91st-most populous city in the United States. [8]
West Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 591 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in a largely residential section of Winston-Salem.