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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 ] The population of the Winston-Salem metropolitan area was estimated to be ...
1802 – Salem Academy for girls founded. [2] 1840 – Arista Cotton Mill and Fries Woolen Mills in business in Salem. [3] 1843 – Salem Vigilant Fire Company established. [4] 1849 – Salem becomes part of the newly formed Forsyth County. [5] 1851 – New town "Winston" created as seat of Forsyth County.
Old Salem. 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 ...
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
Bethabara Historic District. Bethabara Historic District encompasses the surviving buildings and archaeological remains of a small Moravian community, that was first settled in 1753. Located in present-day Forsyth County, North Carolina, it is now a public park of the city of Winston-Salem. It was designated National Historic Landmark in 1999.
August 25, 2004. The Ardmore Historic District is a 600-acre (240 ha) national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 2,093 contributing buildings and two contributing sites. The district consists of at least ten platted residential developments from 1910 through 1924 as well as ...
Reynoldstown Historic District, also known as Cameron Park, is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 183 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure (Cameron Avenue Bridge) in a planned residential development of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) and historically African-American residential section of ...
November 28, 1980. Reynolda Historic District is a 178 acres (72 ha) national historic district located on Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It includes work by Charles Barton Keen and by landscape architect Thomas Warren Sears. The listing includes twenty-two contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.