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

Historic Happy Hill Path

 
 
Historic Happy Hill Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021
1. Historic Happy Hill Path Marker
Inscription. Used in the 19th century to connect St. Philips Moravian Church in Salem to the African American community at Happy Hill.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansReligion & Religious StructuresRoads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 36° 5.052′ N, 80° 14.382′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It can be reached from South Church Street just north of Race Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 S Church St, Winston Salem NC 27101, 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 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
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of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Emancipation in Salem (within shouting distance of this marker); Happy Hill Overlook (within shouting distance of this marker); The Landscape South of St. Philips (within shouting distance of this marker); The African American Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Burials in the Parish Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Squire's Grave (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reich-Hege House Site (1830-1922) (about 400 feet away); Lewis Hege (1840-1918) (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.
 
Historic Happy Hill Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021
2. Historic Happy Hill Path Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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