Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Easton Neighborhood

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 3, 2016

1. Easton Neighborhood Marker

Inscription. 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 lots in existing neighborhoods. Easton consists of almost identical dwellings meeting strict guidelines to qualify for government-subsidized mortgages. Construction of Interstate 40 in the 1950s separated Easton from the adjacent Belview and Manhattan neighborhoods. In 1988, concerned residents founded the Easton Neighborhood Association, which engages a diverse, active, intergenerational membership to foster a pleasant and safe community.

Erected 2015 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 36° 3.495′ N, 80° 13.328′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Woodcote Street SE and Clemmonsville Circle, in the median on Woodcote Street SE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Woodcote Street SE, Winston Salem NC 27107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colored Baptist Orphanage Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Waughtown Freedmen's School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. one mile away); Nissen Wagon Works (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Cicero Francis Lowe House (approx. 1.6 miles away); North Carolina School of the Arts (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Brothers' Spring and The African School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Salem and Liberia, Africa (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 3, 2016

2. Easton Neighborhood Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 3, 2016

3. Easton Neighborhood Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 3, 2016

4. Easton Neighborhood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.