Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Salem Academy and College
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
1. Salem Academy and College Marker
Erected by NC Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-106.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.
Location. 36° 4.88′ N, 80° 14.44′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on S. Main St., on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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: Old Salem Historic District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington's Southern Tour (about 400 feet away); Happy Hill (about 600 feet away); Salem and the "Farmer's Railroad" (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Brothers' Spring and The African School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reich-Hege House Site (1830-1922) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis Hege (1840-1918)
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Also see . . . Salem College Website. (Submitted on February 4, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
2. Salem Academy and College Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
3. Salem Academy and College Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
4. Salem Academy and College Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
5. Salem College
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
6. Old Salem
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 2, 2012
7. Old Salem
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 592 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
