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The city of Winston-Salem consists of 66 constituent neighborhoods, covering 25 ZIP codes and a total area of 135 square miles. Winston-Salem is the 72nd-largest city by area in the United States and the fifth-largest city in North Carolina by population.
- List of People From Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Celeste Beatty, first Black woman to own a brewery in the...
- 100 North Main Street
100 North Main Street, [2] [3] also known as Wells Fargo...
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- Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University was founded as Slater...
- Reynolds Building
The Reynolds Building is a 314-foot (96 m) Art Deco...
- Old Salem
Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North...
- Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a metropolitan...
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Sep 18, 2024 · Winston-Salem, city, port of entry, and seat of Forsyth county, in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, U.S. With High Point and Greensboro it forms the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area. Winston-Salem was created in 1913 from two towns originally 1 mile (1.6 km) apart.
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Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most-populous city in North Carolina, and the 90th-most-populous city in the United States. The population of the Winston-Salem metropolitan area was estimated to be 695,630 in 2023.
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]
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Salem was originally settled by members of the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination that first began in 1457, out of the followers of Jan Hus (1369–1415) in the Kingdom of Bohemia and Moravia, now part of the Czech Republic. In 1722, the German-speaking exiles finally found protection on the estate of Count Zinzendorf, a Saxon nobleman, where...
The town's restored and reconstructed buildings, staffed by living-history interpreters, present visitors with a view of Moravian life in the 18th and 19th centuries. The features include skilled interpreters such as tinsmiths, blacksmiths, cobblers, gunsmiths, bakers and carpenters, practicing their trades while interacting with visitors. Approxim...
Starting in December 2016, substantial historical and archaeological research has focused on Salem's historical African-American population. Moravians educated enslaved members of their community, teaching literacyskills and some professional trades. Holistic studies directed toward understanding ethnicity and cultural identity of African-Americans...
Old Salem: An Adventure in Historic Preservation, rev. ed. Frances Griffin. Old Salem Inc.: Winston-Salem, NC, 1985.Old Salem: Official Guidebook. Hunter James & Frances Griffin. Old Salem, Inc.: Winston-Salem, NC 1977-1994.Old Salem: The Official Guidebook. Penelope Niven & Cornelia Wright. Old Salem Inc.: Winston-Salem, NC, 2000.Images of Old Salem: Then & Now. David Bergstone. Old Salem Museums & Gardens, and John F. Blair, Publisher: Winston-Salem, NC, 2010.Media related to Old Salem Historic District, North Carolinaat Wikimedia CommonsThe Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina anchored by three cities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has about 250,000 people. It is near Greensboro, North Carolina. Winston-Salem used to sell tobacco. It is called Winston-Salem because there were two towns, Winston and Salem, that combined. Winston-Salem is in central North Carolina.
