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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z62_memorial-industrial-school_Germanton-NC.html
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 architectu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z60_1792-road-between-bethabara-and-germanton_Rural-Hall-NC.html
In 1792, a seven-mile public road from Germanton to Bethabara was built by residents who lived along the roadway, its purpose to bypass heavy traffic on the Great Wagon Road, the main multi-state route from northern states. The road connected with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YDR_ancient-poplar-tree_Pfafftown-NC.html
The C. G. Hill Memorial Park Ancient Poplar Tree An ancient poplar tree sprouted on this site before Columbus sailed for the New World. It grew to great height and breadth. After being struck by lightning, it decayed to form a hollow center whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y1S_winston-mutual-life-insurance-building-historical_Winston-Salem-NC.html
On August 6. 1906, the Winston Industrial Assoc. was established by African—American leaders to provide insurance for African—American tobacco workers. The association merged with Mountain City Mutual Life Ins. Co. in 1915 to become Wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XLL_philip-and-johanna-hoehns-hanes-house-historical_Clemmons-NC.html
The 1796 Flemish-bond brick dwelling is a testament to the wealth, status, and sophistication of prominent farmer and distiller Philip and his wife Johanna Hoehns. Though in a rural area, the house was of similar caliber to many buildings in the M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W8G_easton-neighborhood-historical_Winston-Salem-NC.html
Easton is a post-World War II subdivision built in 1949 to ease Winston-Salem's housing shortage. The GI Bill of 1944, which guaranteed low-interest home loans for veterans, promoted the construction of houses in new subdivisions and on vacant lot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W8F_ogburn-station-historical_Winston-Salem-NC.html
In 1800, Edmund Ogburn arrived in North Carolina from Pennsylvania and purchased 51 acres north of Salem from the Moravians. Ogburn and his descendants, who expanded the family property, were among North Carolina's first tobacco farmers. By 1840, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VRU_site-of-historic-beesons-crossroad-trading-post-historical_Kernersville-NC.html
The trading post was established by Joseph H. Beeson in the 1880's. Joseph converted the old Haley Inn into a trading post that provided essential goods and services to the community that extended from Sedge Garden to Teague Town and from Bunker H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VRT_pfafftown-historical_Pfafftown-NC.html
The farming community of Pfafftown was settled on the west bank of Muddy Creek around the farm of Peter Pfaff Sr., who purchased the land in 1784. In the mid- to late-1800s, several houses in the Greek Revival and other popular styles were built, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPL_o-hanlons-office-building-historical_Winston-Salem-NC.html
O'Hanlon's Office Building placed on The National Register Of Historic Places built 1915 rehabilitated 1985 by Aaron Group
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