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Simply called “Winston” by locals, Winston-Salem, North Carolina is a twin city with deep roots. Old Salem was founded in 1766 as a settlement for the Moravian Church.
Across North Carolina, there are art and nature trails for visitors to soak up the state's history. But in Winston-Salem, one trail gets a bit tastier. The Moravian Culinary Trail has bakeries ...
On Feb. 19, 1766, a group of 12 Moravian brethren from Bethabara and Bethania made a cold, eight-mile journey that would change the history of the future Forsyth County.
Fun on a budget: Free activities to enjoy in Winston-Salem As the weather heats up, check out these fun, free activities to enjoy in Winston-Salem!
North Carolina fourth graders asked to make the state cookie Moravian cookie. A state star, too, is in a state symbol bill that passed House.
The Moravian cookie's history in North Carolina dates back to 1766, when settlers from Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic) founded the town of Salem, now known as Winston-Salem.
In March, Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, announced it had purchased $3.3 million of medical debt belonging to 3,355 local families.
The Moravians living in Salem were the first North Carolinians to celebrate Independence Day. But theirs was a Day of ...
A group re-creates a historic 500-mile journey from Pennsylvania to Winston-Salem. In 1766, members of the Moravian Church traveled from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to a new settlement in Salem, NC ...
According to the City of Winston-Salem, the city began as the Bethabara settlement in 1753, when a group of Moravian Brethren arrived from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the location of an earlier ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — “Three stories,” said Eric Elliott. “Three different time periods.” Eric Elliott was the archivist for the Moravian Archives of the Southern Province of the ...