Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pfafftown
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox
1. Pfafftown Marker
Inscription.
Pfafftown. . The farming community of Pfafftown was settled on the west bank of Muddy Creek around the farm of Peter Pfaff Sr., who purchased the land in 1784. In the mid- to late-1800s, several houses in the Greek Revival and other popular styles were built, and in 1865 the first Pfafftown Christian Church was constructed on Transou Road. Pfafftown was awarded a post office in 1888; by 1896 the population had grown to 100. John Henry Pfaff in 1891 opened a general store that stood at Yadkinville Road and Pfaff Lane until 1972. In 1900 the Labor Exchange School was built on Transou Road, and for many years provided labor and products of labor within the community. Several mid- and late-nineteenth-century buildings remain.
The farming community of Pfafftown was settled on the west bank of Muddy Creek around the farm of Peter Pfaff Sr., who purchased the land in 1784. In the mid- to late-1800s, several houses in the Greek Revival and other popular styles were built, and in 1865 the first Pfafftown Christian Church was constructed on Transou Road. Pfafftown was awarded a post office in 1888; by 1896 the population had grown to 100. John Henry Pfaff in 1891 opened a general store that stood at Yadkinville Road and Pfaff Lane until 1972. In 1900 the Labor Exchange School was built on Transou Road, and for many years provided labor and products of labor within the community. Several mid- and late-nineteenth-century buildings remain.
Erected 2015 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.
Location. 36° 9.155′ N, 80° 21.707′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Yadkinville Road and Transou Road / Pfaff Lane, on the left when traveling west on Yadkinville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Yadkinville Road, Pfafftown NC 27040, 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.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 18, 2016
2. Pfafftown Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 18, 2016
3. Pfafftown Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 18, 2016
4. Pfafftown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,268 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
