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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ6T_salem-academy-and-college_Winston-Salem-NC.html
Moravian settlers in 1772 founded a school for girls, now a liberal arts college & academy. Campus is 1/2 mi. N.E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ6S_washingtons-southern-tour_Winston-Salem-NC.html
President Washington spent night of May 31, 1791, at the tavern in Salem. 1/2 mile north
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ30_hotel-zinzendorf_Winston-Salem-NC.html
Opening in May 1892, the Hotel Zinzendorf was a resort hotel developed by the West End Hotel and Land Company. The hotel was a venture by local business leaders to add tourism to a booming industrial, and largely tobacco-based, economy. Designed b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ2Z_salem-waterworks_Winston-Salem-NC.html
In 1771, the Moravian Town of Salem completed construction of one of the first public waterworks systems in the American Colonies. Tapping natural springs located nearby, the system used bored logs, joined and buried underground, to deliver the wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ2S_lloyd-presbyterian-church_Winston-Salem-NC.html
The congregation of Lloyd Presbyterian Church was formed in the 1870s as part of a national movement by Northern missionaries to establish African-American Presbyterian churches in the South. Lloyd Presbyterian Church's current building was constr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ2R_downtown-north-historic-district_Winston-Salem-NC.html
The Downtown North Historic District is an area of commercial buildings that developed during the early part of the 20th century. Located north of Winston-Salem's central business district, the district served as the working person's downtown, whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ2P_safe-bus-company_Winston-Salem-NC.html
The Safe Bus Company was chartered in 1926, when several small "jitney" services merged their operations to better serve Winston-Salem's African-American citizens. With the motto "safety and service," Safe Bus Company eventually employed more than…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYYT_shamrock-mills_Winston-Salem-NC.html
In 1911, Shamrock Knitting Mills was the first structure built by the Hanes Hosiery empire. Originally, the company manufactured cotton socks for children and men. In 1914, Shamrock Knitting Mills was renamed Hanes Hosiery Mills Company, and in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYYR_salem-cotton-manufacturing-company-and-arista-cotton-mill_Winston-Salem-NC.html
Known also as the Fries Mill Complex, the former Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company and Arista Cotton Mill is the oldest physical reminder of the textile industry in Winston-Salem. Completed in 1836, the Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company was orga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYWI_city-hall_Winston-Salem-NC.html
Completed in 1926, City Hall has been the seat of Winston-Salem's government since its construction. An integral part of Winston-Salem's downtown streetscape, City Hall was designed by the local architectural firm of Northup and O'Brien. City Hall…
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