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

Loesch House Site (1789)

Archaeological Site

— Old Salem Museums & Gardens —

Loesch House Site (1789) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

1. Loesch House Site (1789) Marker

Inscription. Presently sealed under the Old Salem Visitor Center driveway and parking lot are the archaeological remains of the 1789 Abraham Loesch House, examined in 1999. The house stood with its side to Walnut Street, here paved in brick. A well was dug at the rear of the house by 1749, and its archaeological location is marked in the sidewalk. Brother Loesch operated a fulling mill that stood just north of his house where there was a small mill pond.

Erected by Old Salem Museums & Gardens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 36° 5.025′ N, 80° 14.598′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It can be reached from the intersection of Old Salem Road and Walnut Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Old Salem Rd, Winston Salem NC 27101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s

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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 location: Salem and the "Farmer's Railroad" (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tavern Smokehouse (about 700 feet away); Reich-Hege Lot (1830) (about 800 feet away); Lewis Hege (1840-1918) (about 800 feet away); Washington's Southern Tour (about 800 feet away); Squire's Grave (about 800 feet away); Reich-Hege House Site (1830-1922) (about 800 feet away); Old Salem Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

2. Loesch House Site (1789) Marker

Well of 1789 Loesch House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

3. Well of 1789 Loesch House

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.