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Fraternity Church of the Brethren

 
 
Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 22, 2012
1. Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker
Inscription. Oldest German Baptist (Dunker) congregation in North Carolina. Est. ca. 1775 near Muddy Creek, one mile south.
 
Erected by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-65.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 36° 1.649′ N, 80° 20.62′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of South Stratford Road (U.S. 158) and Fraternity Church Road, on the right when traveling east on South Stratford Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2880 S Stratford Rd, Winston Salem NC 27103, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wachovia Tract (approx. Ύ mile away); The "Hattie Butner" (approx. 2.2 miles away); Peter and Comfort Clemmons House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Philip and Johanna Hoehns (Hanes) House (approx. 2.7 miles away); McKnight's Meeting House (approx. 3 miles away); William Linville
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(approx. 3.9 miles away); William Johnson (approx. 4 miles away); Fries Manufacturing and Power Co. (approx. 4.4 miles away).
 
Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 22, 2012
2. Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker
Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 22, 2012
3. Fraternity Church of the Brethren Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,022 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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