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

Gemeinhaus

1788

 
 
Gemeinhaus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 25, 2012
1. Gemeinhaus Marker
Inscription. The only German Colonial Church with attached living quarters remaining in the United States. Moravian Wachovia tract leader Frederic Marshall designed building.
 
Erected by Historic Bethabara Park. (Marker Number 4.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 36° 9.29′ N, 80° 17.81′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Bethabara Rd., on the left when traveling north. in Bethabara Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27106, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Wachovia Settlement (here, next to this marker); Memorial Marker 1806 (here, next to this marker); Well 1807 (a few steps from this marker); Gemeinhaus 1788 (a few steps from this marker); Gemeinhaus • 1788 (within shouting distance of this marker); Apothecary Shop 1763 (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor's Laboratory 1759 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Distiller's House • 1802 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.
 
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Gemeinhaus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 25, 2012
2. Gemeinhaus Marker
Gemeinhaus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 25, 2012
3. Gemeinhaus
Gemeinhaus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
4. Gemeinhaus
Gemeinhaus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 22, 2012
5. Gemeinhaus
Gemeinhaus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2020
6. Gemeinhaus Marker
Top right hand side.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on December 8, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.   4, 5. submitted on March 13, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.   6. submitted on December 8, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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