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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 ...
She and fifteen other girls walked the approximately 500 miles (800 km) from Bethlehem, [2] [3] on the Great Wagon Road, [4] setting out on October 2 and arriving on October 31. [ 5 ] She moved to Salem , Province in North Carolina, shortly thereafter, where she was elected the first teacher for a "Little Girls' School", [ 6 ] which is today ...
The Single Brothers' House was built to house the Single Brethren (the unmarried men) of the Moravian Congregation of Old Salem, North Carolina. It is part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens and open as an Old Salem tour building to visitors. It is located at 600 South Main Street, at Academy Street, on the southwest corner. [3]
Salem Square is a grass-covered public square in Old Salem, North Carolina, United States. It dates to the time of the settlement's founding, in 1766, by the Moravian community. [ 1 ] It was designed by Friedrich von Marschall .
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.
C. Winkler Bakery is a bakery on South Main Street in Old Salem, North Carolina.Now the oldest continually operating bakery in the state, [1] it was established in 1799 by the Moravian Church, and is named for Christian Winkler, a Swiss-born baker who began working there in 1807, [1] [2] after replacing original baker Thomas Butner Jr. [3] The building, which now has a landmark designation ...
Old Salem Church and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran Church and adjacent cemetery located at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. The main part of the 1849 Gothic Revival church building is a three bay, irregular stone structure approximately 28 feet wide and 42 feet long. It features a gable roof, a short boxy steeple, an entrance porch at ...
St. Philips Moravian Church is the oldest surviving African American church building in North Carolina. [2] The Moravian church was built in 1861 on the east side of South Church Street, near Race Street, in Old Salem, North Carolina. St. Philips was enlarged in 1890 and remained in continuous use until 1952.