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

Silver Hill

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 27, 2019

1. Silver Hill Marker

Inscription. Silver Hill, a small, L-shaped 1880s African-American neighborhood of modest houses built by tobacco workers and domestic servants, predated the white subdivision of Buena Vista that developed around it. The community housed approximately 12 families through 1952. None of the houses remain. The Negro Antioch Baptist Church, ca. 1892, stood on Holiday Street until destroyed by fire in 1942. Headstones were removed from the cemetery for protection. 558 interments have been identified from 1901 to 1951. United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church has owned and maintained the cemetery since 1965.

Erected 2018 by City of Winston-Salem.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 36° 6.213′ N, 80° 16.257′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Holiday Street 0.1 miles north of Carolina Circle, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27104, United States

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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 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 are within walking distance of this marker: R. J. Reynolds High School and Auditorium (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Children's Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Calvin H. Wiley School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert M. Hanes (approx. half a mile away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Reynolda Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hotel Zinzendorf (approx. 0.8 miles away); Boston Cottage Co. (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Also see . . . W-S Journal article. (Submitted on June 29, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 27, 2019

2. Silver Hill Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 27, 2019

3. Silver Hill Marker

Silver Hill Cemetery sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 27, 2019

4. Silver Hill Cemetery sign

Silver Hill Cemetery & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 27, 2019

5. Silver Hill Cemetery & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,686 times since then and 186 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.