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History of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Journey back in time to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Visit Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1854 - Winston
  Winston, a thriving post-village, capital of Forsyth co., North Carolina, 120 miles W. by N. from Raleigh, is separated from Salem by a single...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Winston
  Winston, a city, the capital of Forsyth co., N.C., in Winston township, contiguous to Salem, about 27 miles W. of Greensborough, and 35 miles N.N.E....Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Winston, a city and capital of Forsyth co., N.C, 30 miles W. of Greensboro, on the Norfolk and Western and the Southern Rs., is contiguous to Salem,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  "The Big Coffee Pot"
  One of the City's Old Landmarks, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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•  1924 - June 24 - Six men at a rock quarry south of Winston-Salem, NC, sought shelter from a thunderstorm.
  The structure chosen contained a quantity of dynamite. Lightning struck a near-by tree causing the dynamite to explode. The men were killed...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Fourth Street showing Carolina Hotel, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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  The Nissen Building, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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• 1968 - SIX ARE KILLED IN CRASH IN WINSTON-SALEM AREA.
  Winston - Salem (AP) - Six people were killed Saturday when a new twin-engine Piper Navajo plane crashed and burned 14 miles northwest of...Read MORE...