Bethania in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bethania Freedman's Community
Erected 2008 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church ⛪ series list.
Location. 36° 11.951′ N, 80° 18.902′ W. Marker is in Bethania, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is at the intersection of Bethania Rural Hall Rd. and Turfwood Drive, on the left when traveling north on Bethania Rural Hall Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethania NC 27010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cedar Grove School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Great Wagon Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oak Grove School (approx. 1.9 miles away); Samuel and Sarah Stauber Farm (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wolff-Moser House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bethania (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bethania (approx. 2 miles away); Lord Cornwallis (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethania.
Also see . . .
1. W-S Historic Marker Program. (Submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
2. Recognition Time (W-S Journal). (Submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
3. Freedmen's Plots (W-S Journal). (Submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
4. W-S Marker Program page (pdf). (Submitted on March 13, 2013, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
5. Freedman's Community moves toward recognition (W-S Journal). (Submitted on January 24, 2018, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.