Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Salem Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
1. Salem Cemetery Marker
Salem Cemetery Co. was chartered as a nondenominational corporation by some of Winston and Salem's most prominent citizens in 1857. E.A. Vogler's picturesque design for the cemetery – part of the Old Salem Historic District National Historic Landmark – emphasizes naturalistic qualities with curving roads, shade trees, mature plantings. and a wide variety of structures, statues, and monuments. Numerous local leaders are among the over 10.000 interments, including R.J. Reynolds, W.N. Reynolds, Bowman Gray Jr., and members of the Hanes family. The cemetery is also the final resting place for hundreds of veterans from wars of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Erected 2020 by City of Winston-Salem • Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission. (Marker Number 70.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the National Register of Historic Places series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 36° 5.512′ N, 80° 14.264′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is on East Salem Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling south
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 26th N.C. Regimental Band (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Salem Moravian Graveyard (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Salem Moravian Graveyard (approx. ¼ mile away); R. J. Reynolds (approx. ¼ mile away); N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Davy House (1835) (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Plank Road Comes to Salem (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pottery Kilns on Lot 38 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.
Also see . . .
1. Salem Cemetery (PDF). Prominent local families formed the nondenominational Salem Cemetery Company in 1857, the year following the end of Salem’s Moravian theocracy when members of the faith gained a new level of autonomy. (Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission; via City of Winston-Salem) (Submitted on January 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Salem Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the historic burial ground. (Submitted on January 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Old Salem Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
2. Salem Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
