Rural Hall in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Memorial Industrial School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

1. Memorial Industrial School Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2013 by Forsyth County Government.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 36° 13.591′ N, 80° 13.703′ W. Marker is in Rural Hall, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Memorial Industrial School Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Horizons Lane Rural Hall NC, Rural Hall NC 27045, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1792 Road Between Bethabara and Germanton (approx. 0.7 miles away); Benjamin Forsyth (approx. 2½ miles away); “Y” Camps of Salem Chapel Township (approx. 2.6 miles away); Nazareth Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bethania Freedman's Community (approx. 5.2 miles away); Ogburn Station (approx. 5.4 miles away); Joseph Winston (approx. 5.9 miles away); Calf Barn 1765 (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rural Hall.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Colored Baptist Orphanage Home.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

2. Memorial Industrial School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

3. Memorial Industrial School Marker

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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

4. Memorial Industrial School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

5. Memorial Industrial School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017

6. Memorial Industrial School

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,685 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 24, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.