Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Nissen Wagon Works
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 3, 2012
1. Nissen Wagon Works Marker
Erected by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-71.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 36° 4.13′ N, 80° 12.27′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Waughtown Street and Marble Street, on the left when traveling east on Waughtown Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27107, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waughtown Freedmen's School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Colored Baptist Orphanage Home (approx. one mile away); Easton Neighborhood (approx. 1.2 miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 1.4 miles away); Salem and Liberia, Africa (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Home of Simon G. Atkins (approx. 1.9 miles away); Simon Green Atkins House (approx.
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1. OLD photo of Nissen Wagon Works. (Submitted on April 5, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
2. Nissen wagon. (Submitted on April 5, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 3, 2012
2. Nissen Wagon Works Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 3, 2012
3. Nissen Wagon Works Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 3, 2012
4. Nissen Wagon Works Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,338 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
