Memorial Industrial School

Memorial Industrial School (HM1Z62)

Location: Germanton, NC 27019 Forsyth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 13.591', W 80° 13.703'

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Memorial Industrial School began as the Colored Baptist Orphanage Home for African-American children, located in the Belview neighborhood of Winston-Salem's Southside area. In 1928, it moved eight miles north of the city's downtown. The architectural Northup and O'Brien designed the overall site plan and the administration building, dormitories, and power plant. Contributions from The Duke Endowment and local philanthropists, including the Reynolds and Gray families, subsidized construction and operation of the campus. The curriculum included academic, agricultural, and domestic training. Memorial Industrial School closed in 1971 after operating for 48 years as one of only two black orphanages in North Carolina and the only such institution to serve a single county.
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HM NumberHM1Z62
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Year Placed2013
Placed ByForsyth County Government
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Date Added Saturday, June 24th, 2017 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 569345 N 4009348
Decimal Degrees36.22651667, -80.22838333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 13.591', W 80° 13.703'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 13' 35.46" N, 80° 13' 42.18" W
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Area Code(s)336
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2701-2899 Memorial Industrial School Rd, Germanton NC 27019, US
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