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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

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Prior to 20th century

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  • 1769 - Single Brothers' House built in Salem.
  • 1771 - Moravian cemetery ("God's Acre") in use in Salem.[1]
  • 1784 - Salem Tavern rebuilt.
  • 1802 - Salem Academy for girls founded.[2]
  • 1840 - Arista Cotton Mill and Fries Woolen Mills in business in Salem.[3]
  • 1843 - Salem Vigilant Fire Company established.[4]
  • 1849 - Salem becomes part of the newly formed Forsyth County.[5]
  • 1851 - New town "Winston" created as seat of Forsyth County.[4]
  • 1852 - Western Plank Road (Wilmington-Salem) built.[4]
  • 1856
    • Salem incorporated.[6]
    • Charles Brietz becomes first mayor of Salem.[4]
    • Western Sentinel newspaper begins publication in Salem.[4]
  • 1859
    • Winston incorporated.[6]
    • William Barrow becomes first mayor of Winston.[4]
  • 1861
  • 1866 - First National Bank of Salem established.[7]
  • 1871 - First tobacco factory in Winston begins operating.[8]
  • 1872 - P.H. Hanes & Co. tobacco in business in Winston.[4]
  • 1875 - R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in business in Winston.[7]
  • 1879 - Wachovia National Bank established in Winston.[7]
  • 1890 - Twin-City Daily Sentinel newspaper in publication.[9]
  • 1896 - Population: 5,500 in Salem; 13,500 in Winston.[3]
  • 1897 - The Journal newspaper begins publication.[9]
  • 1899 - Winston-Salem post office established in Winston.

    • 20th century

    21st century

    See also

    Other cities in North Carolina

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. "(Winston-Salem)". This Day in North Carolina History. State of North Carolina. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    2. ^ Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. 1932 – via Hathi Trust.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    3. ^ a b Branson 1896.
    4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tursi 1994.
    5. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    6. ^ a b Federal Writers’ Project 1939: "Winston-Salem"
    7. ^ a b c William S. Powell (ed.), Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, retrieved June 21, 2015 – via NCpedia
    8. ^ a b c d e "Timeline of North Carolina History". NCpedia. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    9. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    10. ^ a b "Winston-Salem, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    11. ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Winston-Salem, North Carolina". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    12. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Winston-Salem, NC". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    13. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "North Carolina". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    14. ^ "North Carolina Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    15. ^ "History". Winston-Salem: Southern Garden History Society. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
    16. ^ "North Carolina". 1993-1994 Official Congressional Directory: 103rd Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office – via Hathi Trust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    17. ^ "Winston-Salem Home Page". Archived from the original on June 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
    18. ^ a b "History: Mayors of Winston-Salem, 1913 to present". City of Winston-Salem. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    19. ^ a b c "Sister Cities". City of Winston-Salem. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    20. ^ "Winston-Salem (city), North Carolina". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    21. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
    22. ^ Federal Writers’ Project 1939, p. 567: "Chronology"

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