DOCSLIB.ORG

Forsyth, a County on the March

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Forsyth, a County on the March Cfie LilJtarp of t^e 2Jnitier$ftp of iQortf) Carolina Collection ot j^ortj Carolmiana 3o&n &prunt ^ill of ti)e eriasja of 1889 C 871.34 F81f I -K RAM so* wL-^^tei g'Rp)/^N = - THOMPSON Rl<^<riWji^Cr0fteei-Xr^;y;5= This book must n be t-oken from tl Library building. UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL Mllll 00032761100 J FORSYTH, A COUNTY ON THE MARCH f0fttYtH K.^ -_ A COmi ON THE MARCH ' e^y ADEUIt>t U- Fwes POUCJUhf L. Rl&HTS M : HAJiVeV &INKINS - Tin/ill ' CH^kLBS N. 5IEWERS \{m\\{ I - - FLORA ANN LEE' I'i JOE ><-"^g lll^P^i' CHAPEL HILLTME UNIVERSITY OP NORTtt CAftOUNA PRESS- 1949 Copyright, 1949, by The University of North Carolina Press Manufactured in the United States of America VAN REES press • NEW YORK P.J. FOREWORD The year 1949 is the looth anniversary of Forsyth County and of its county seat, Winston. It marks the completion of a century of achievement in our community. These past 100 years have seen the birth of Forsyth County and the joining of the quaint old town of Salem in 191 3 with the newer industrial city of Winston. During this span of years our smaller towns have also flourished, and rural Forsyth County has assumed a position of leadership in the State. Dr. Adelaide Fries and her able associates in the writing of this book not only have given us an accurate history of our County but also have captured magnificently the energy of its founders, the surge of its new blood, and the cooperative spirit of its people. James A. Gray, Jr., Chairman Forsyth County Centennial Committee CONTENTS Foreword, by James A. Gray, Jr., Chairman Forsyth County Centennial Committee v I. A Fifth-Generation County 3 By Adelaide L. Fries II. Colonel Benjamin Forsyth ^7 By Adelaide L. Fries III. Around Salem Square 29 By Adelaide L. Fries IV. Glimpses of Small-Town Winston 59 By Mary C. Wiley V. Smaller Towns, Villages, and Hamlets 121 By Douglas L. Rights VI. Rural Forsyth H3 By Harvey Dinkins VII. A Center of Industry i ^9 By Chas. N. Siewers VIII. Winston-Salem Up to Date i99 By Flora Ann Lee The Contributors ^^9 Index 231 I A FIFTH-GENERATION COUNTY IMPROBABLE as it sounds, it is a fact that the pioneers in this immediate section of North CaroHna selected their land in Anson County, settled in Rowan County, and went through the Revolutionary War in Surry County; their descendants were in Stokes County during the War of 1 8 1 2 and the Mexican War, and volunteered for Con- federate service from Forsyth County—and yet the location never changed! The explanation is that the area which is now Forsyth was always in the piece that was cut off when a large county was divided; always it saw the other part of the county keep the name and the record books; always it was in the new county, with a new county seat, and a new set of county records. Behind this development there was a story a century and a quarter long. It began in the days when the kings of England knew that a large part of America had been claimed for them, but knew practically nothing about it—and cared less. So in 1629 King Charles I gave to his attorney general, Sir Robert Heath, a large part of English America, on the condition that he take steps to colonize it. This was not done, and so the Heath title was declared void. Then, in 1663, Charles II gave "Carolina" to eight Eng- lish lords. Two years later he enlarged his gift, and they be- came possessed of the land from Virginia to a point half way down the Florida peninsula, and from the Atlantic Ocean "as far west as the continent doth extend itself," and neither the king nor the new owners knew how far that was or where it stopped. Gradually settlers drifted into the eastern part along the Atlantic seaboard, and a colonial government was set up. But there was little profit and much annoyance for the eight Lords Proprietors, as they were called, and in 1728 the heirs or assignees of seven of the original eight Proprietors sold their interests to the Crown and ceased to think of Carolina. John, Lord Carteret, Earl Granville, son of the eighth 4 Forsyth, a County on the March Proprietor, decided not to sell, and his one-eighth part was laid off for him adjoining Virginia. The southern hne was placed at 35° 34' north latitude; the eastern boundary was the Atlantic Ocean; the western was still that unknown limit of the con- tinent. Granville set up a land office in Edenton, which sold land to settlers who wished to come into his territory; the colonial government issued land grants in the name of the king for land outside the Granville holdings. As the years passed, settlements spread inland from the Atlantic coast, and counties were organized and secured repre- sentation in the colonial Assembly. Then other settlers drifted down from Virginia and Pennsylvania to find new homes in piedmont Carolina. By 1749 these settlers had become suffi- ciently numerous to want a county of their own, and Anson County was erected, cut from the eastern counties by a line running approximately north and south from Virginia to South Carolina, following the watershed about half way be- tween the Haw River and the Yadkin River. It included both the Granville and the Crown lands. The deeds and grants made by the two land offices are the only remaining evidences of real estate transactions of the first four years of Anson County, for the Anson courthouse burned, and all the early records there were lost. Earl Granville never came to America, but continued to five in England. There he made the acquaintance of various leaders of the Moravian Church, and he suggested that they buy land in his section of North Carolina and establish a settlement there. At that time Carolina was an EngHsh colony, and the Church of England was the state church of North Carohna; so Granville's suggestion to the Moravians may have been influenced by the fact that in 1749 the English ParHament made a very thorough investigation of the Moravian Church, its history, its doctrine, and its episcopate, and passed an act giving it full standing in the English colonies, where, as in England, the Dissenters (all other Protestant denominations) A Fifth-Generation County 5 labored under civil and ecclesiastical handicaps. Granville offered the land on the usual terms, namely, a cash payment and an annual quitrent forever, but waived the usual allot- ment of land according to "head rights" and told the Moravians to select what they wanted, and the number of acres they wanted, regardless of the number of settlers sent at any given time. In the later summer of 1752, in accordance with instruc- tions received from the leaders of the Moravian Church in England, Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg and five com- panions set out on horseback from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, commissioned to find a suitable tract for the proposed settle- ment. They rode along the coast of Maryland and Virginia, crossed the bay to North Carolina, stopped at Edenton to interview Sir Francis Corbin, Earl Granville's agent, and set out toward the west, accompanied by William Churton, the Granville surveyor. The journey was a long and adventurous one. Spangenberg's diary gives many details. They ate corn on the cob with the Tuscarora Indians; were delayed by severe attacks of fever caught in Edenton; found no suitable land along the Trading Path; suffered in a snow-storm in the Blue Ridge mountains; lost their way; followed their compass back to civilization; and at last were directed by a lone settler to the land in "the three forks of Muddy Creek," a tributary of the Yadkin River. There they selected a tract of nearly one hundred thousand acres, which was surveyed as a whole and also as divided into nineteen separate tracts, the latter at the suggestion of Churton, who thought it might simplify matters if trouble arose over payment of the quitrents. Spangenberg suggested the name Der Wachau for this tract, because he thought that its hills and valleys resembled the terrain in an estate of that name in south Austria, an estate which belonged to the family of the Count Nicholas Lewis von Zinzendorf, who did so much for the Moravian Church of the eighteenth century. This German name was used for 6 Forsyth, a County on the March many years whenever the Moravian settlers wrote in the Ger- man language; but they preferred the Latin form of the name, Wachovia, when they wrote in English. Naturally, it is the Latin-English form of the name which has endured. Traced on a modern map of Forsyth County this Wachovia Tract would extend from Rural Hall to a few feet north of Friedberg Moravian church; the east line would touch Wal- kertown; on the west it would be a series of angles west of Muddy Creek. The surveyor's rules of 1752 permitted only straight north-south, east-west lines and right angles. Spangenberg went to England to report on his journey, and while he was gone Anson County was divided by an east-west line, the south line of the Granville land. The Crown land to the south retained the name; the north part became Rowan County, with Salisbury as the county seat. The Granville (or Rowan County) line remains on the map of North Carolina in the south line of Randolph, Davidson, Rowan, and Iredell counties.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2021 Wachovia Historical Society 125Th Annual Meeting—Oct
    WT The Wachovia Tract WT A Publication of the Wachovia Historical Society Volume 21, Issue 1 Spring 2021 Wachovia Historical Society 125th Annual Meeting—Oct. 20 by Paul F. Knouse, Jr. and Johnnie P. Pearson The 125th Annual Meeting of the Wachovia Historical Society was held virtually last Oc- tober 20, 2020, a change in our original plans for the meeting due to the pandemic. WHS is most grateful to Mr. Erik Salzwedel, Business Manager of the Moravian Music Foundation. Erik did a masterful job of working with Annual Meeting chair, Johnnie P. Pearson, to string together music recordings, presentations by WHS Board Members, the Annual Oration, and the presentation of the Archie K. Davis Award in a seamless video production of our annual meeting Inside Spring 2021 on WHS’s own You Tube channel. We are also pleased that those una- ble to view the meeting “live” may still view the video at any time on this channel. Thank you, Erik and Johnnie, and all participants, for your work and for making it possible to continue our Annual Meet- 125th Annual Meeting…...pp. 1-5 ing tradition. Renew Your Membership.…...p.5 The October 20th telecast began with organ music by Mary Louise 2020 Archie K. Davis Award Kapp Peeples from the CD, “Sing Hallelujah,” and instrumental mu- Winner…………….…….....p. 6 sic from the Moravian Lower Brass in the CD, “Harmonious to President’s Report…….……..p. 7 Dwell.” Both CD’s are produced by and available for sale from the 126th Annual Meeting…..…..p. 8 Moravian Music Foundation (see covers Join the Guild!.................…..p.
    [Show full text]
  • Old Salem Historic District Design Review Guidelines
    Old Salem Historic District Guide to the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Process and Design Review Guidelines PREFACE e are not going to discuss here the rules of the art of building “Was a whole but only those rules which relate to the order and way of building in our community. It often happens due to ill-considered planning that neighbors are molested and sometimes even the whole community suffers. For such reasons in well-ordered communities rules have been set up. Therefore our brotherly equality and the faithfulness which we have expressed for each other necessitates that we agree to some rules and regulation which shall be basic for all construction in our community so that no one suffers damage or loss because of careless construction by his neighbor and it is a special duty of the Town council to enforce such rules and regulations. -From Salem Building” Regulations Adopted June 1788 i n 1948, the Old Salem Historic District was subcommittee was formed I established as the first locally-zoned historic to review and update the Guidelines. district in the State of North Carolina. Creation The subcommittee’s membership of the Old Salem Historic District was achieved included present and former members in order to protect one of the most unique and of the Commission, residential property significant historical, architectural, archaeological, owners, representatives of the nonprofit and cultural resources in the United States. and institutional property owners Since that time, a monumental effort has been within the District, and preservation undertaken by public and private entities, and building professionals with an nonprofit organizations, religious and educational understanding of historic resources.
    [Show full text]
  • Pirates and Robbers: American Privateers on the St. Lawrence River
    Pirates and Robbers: American Privateers on the St. Lawrence River An Operational History Gary M. Gibson Origin Although private armed vessels belonging to a nation, and often referred to as “privateers,” were a feature of European naval warfare for centuries, it was the adoption of the United States Constitution in 1789 that made them officially allowed during the War of 1812. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to “grant letters of marque and reprisal.” Such letters designate a nation with which the United States is at war and allows owners of private vessels to arm those vessels and seek out and capture or destroy vessels at sea belonging to that enemy. An additional clause in the same section of the Constitution empowered Congress to “make rules concerning captures on land and water,” particularly the amount and distribution of prize money awarded to the captures made by those privateers. The War of 1812 saw a large number of private American merchant vessels, and even a few specially built as privateers (e.g. Prince de Neufchatel), receiving letters of marque and reprisal. Almost all of the letters were issued to vessels sailing from ports on the Atlantic although some were issued on the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.1 There are only three letters of marque and reprisal known to have been granted on Lake Champlain and three on Lake Ontario. It is only those on Lake Ontario, and their 2 operations, that are described here. On the Atlantic, all letters of marque and reprisal were issued by the United States Department of State.
    [Show full text]
  • Icaltion Wnelr 01
    Form 10·00r0 OMS No. 1024-0018 10-31-84 entered See instructions in How to (.;omr.)felre HelQISrer Forms all en1tnE!!s--C()mlolete sections historic Hylehurst street & number 224 S. Cherry Street __ not for publication city, town Winston-Salem __ vicinity of s~~ North Carolina code 037 Forsyth code 067 icaltion Category Ownership Status Present Use __ district public ~ occupied __ agriculture __ museum -.X. building(s) ---X- private __ unoccupied __ commercial park __ structure __ both __ work in progress __ educational --x- private residence __ site Public Acquisition Accessible __ entertainment __ religious __ object __ in process ~ yes: restricted __ government __ scientific \.TTA being considered __ yes: unrestricted __ industrial __ transportation N,A __ no other: wnelr 01 name Mrs. R. A. McCuiston street & number 224 S. Cherry Street Winston-Salem ---- __ vicinity of state courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Forsyth County Hall of Justice, Registry of Deeds street & number Main Street Winston-Salem state North Carolina From Frontier to Factory, An Architectural title History of Forsyth County has this property been determined eligible? __ yes ~ no date 1982 __ federal __ state ~ county __ local depository for survey records N.C. Division of Archives and History city, town Raleigh state North Carol; na ru' I IFU In !:!I I site __ ruins __ moved date _____________ __ fair appearance Hylehurst, built for John W.. Fries in 1884, is a Queen Anne-style dwelling designed by Henry Hudson Holly. The three-story frame structure stands facing south on a lot which originally included the entire block bounded by Cherry, Brookstown, Marshall and High streets in Salem.
    [Show full text]
  • Nc1812 Symposium Brochure Front
    The Occasion Registration The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has established a committee of staff and For the Beaufort event, the full program, continental citizen members to plan for the commemoration of breakfast, and afternoon reception are FREE AND the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Space is limited in the committee’s mission is to develop events, activities, Maritime Museum. Register by calling the North and materials to educate the public about Carolina Maritime Museum at 252-728-7317. Note that “America’s Second War for Independence” and the the optional harbor cruise costs $36. Those seeking role of North Carolina and North Carolinians in overnight accommodations are advised to contact that war. Harbour Suites in Beaufort at 252-728-3483 or the Hampton Inn in Morehead City at 252-240-2300. What was North Carolina’s role? Events associated with the Southport program, to be America’s On June 1, 1812, President James Madison sent conducted on the garrison lawn at Fort Johnston, are Congress a message outlining grievances against open to the public. The Southport symposium, which Second War for Great Britain. Two weeks later lawmakers declared will include a luncheon, will require a modest fee. war and, on June 18, the President signed the Call 910-457-0003 to register. Independence measure into law. In Raleigh city fathers on June 26 proclaimed the declaration to its citizens with Visit nc1812.ncdcr.gov for more information. speeches and artillery fire. Two Conferences to Commemorate Please join us in Beaufort and Southport! the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 The British made coastal forays into the state, landing briefly at Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands, and North Carolinians such as Otway Burns and North Carolina Maritime Museum Johnston Blakeley were prominent in the naval war.
    [Show full text]
  • A Church Apart: Southern Moravianism and Denominational Identity, 1865-1903
    A CHURCH APART: SOUTHERN MORAVIANISM AND DENOMINATIONAL IDENTITY, 1865-1903 Benjamin Antes Peterson A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Department of History University of North Carolina Wilmington 2008 Approved by Advisory Committee Glen A. Harris Walter H. Conser William D. Moore Chair Accepted by Dean, Graduate School TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iv DEDICATION .....................................................................................................................v LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... vi INTODUCTION ..................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER ONE – “TO CARE FOR OURSELVES”: A MORAVIAN SCHISM ...........13 CHAPTER TWO – “REVIVALISM AND KINDRED SUBJECTS”: A CHALLENGE TO LITURGICAL WORSHIP ..............................................................................34 CHAPTER THREE – “BLESSED AND EXTENDED”: MORAVIAN DENOMINATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS ......................................................53 CHAPTER FOUR – “PATRIOTIC COMMUNICANTS”: THE MATURE SOUTHERN CHURCH .........................................................................................74
    [Show full text]
  • The Trumpet and the Unitas Fratrum
    4 HISTORIC BRASS SOCIETY JOURNAL THETRUMPET AND THE UNITAS FRATRUM Ernest H. Gross Ill he purpose of this article is to examine and document a phenomenon which has only recently been given any auention: the use of the natural, or baroque, Ttrumpet by the Unitas Fratrum, or Moravian church in Germany and its subsequentemployment on the North American continent during theeighteenth century. While there is evidence that trumpets were played in many locations throughout the American colonies,' the scope of this article is very specific; it deals only with how the Moravian church, a group of immigrants seeking religious freedom and the opportunity to minister to those in the New World, came to employ trumpets in their religious communities and worship practices. First, however, it will be necessary to define some of the Moravian religious practices and terminology before proceeding. These customs either involved music, or had a profound influence on the development of the church's musical traditions. Many of the rituals of the Moravian church were attempts to return to the Christianity of the New Testament. A group of young believers in Herrnhut, Saxony, in 1732decided to hold an Easter service consisting of hymns of praise at the church's burial site early on aster m~rning.~ This simple service was very effective, and soon was made a custom in the Moravian church. Instrumental accompaniment was added shortly afterward, and today the massed instrumentalists and singing congregation at a Moravian Easter service are impressive indeed. The place where these services were held was known simply as "God's Acre." This was the Moravians' term for the plot of land where the bodies of believers were buried, or "planted" to await the "first fruits" of the ~esumction.~It was the firm belief in the Resurrection and eternal life that shaped all of thecustoms having to do with God's Acre, the early Easter service, and the use of funeral chorales.
    [Show full text]
  • A Memorabilia of 2003
    A Memorabilia of 2003 Viewed in hindsight, almost any year looks worn and tattered, and 2003 is no exception. Yet despite the tatters, 2003 saw much activity and upbuilding in the Southern Province as well as ample cause for celebration and thanksgiving. A request for a brief summary of activities brought forth a tremendous response from Provincial agencies. The poor economy gave much work to the Sunnyside Ministry. Br. Roma Combs reported, “The needs of the desperate families we see are relentlessly and ruthlessly sustained by hunger, sickness and hopelessness resulting in poverty above description. Expenditures will approach $677,000 for 4,500 requests for service. We have done what we can to assist in the name of Christ in honor of the caring community of all those who have supported this ministry of graceful love for all God’s magnificent creation.” “The Mission Society continued its primary work of fulfilling the Great Commission both at home and abroad,” reported Br. Jack Geis. “We were pleased to be able to provide cross-cultural training and financial support for 57 high school and college students in our Young Partners in Mission Program this past Summer, and to assist, in similar fashion, 32 adults in Short Term Missions. We have maintained our support for 13 full-time missionaries, some with families, operating under various sending agencies such as Campus Crusade for Christ, Youth With a Mission(YWAM), Overseas Mission Fellowship (OMF), Wycliffe, Wings of Mercy, Samaritan's Purse, and others. “Our Mission Residence, consisting of two apartments on Main Street in Old Salem, provided accommodation for 41 visiting guests, for a total of 573 days.
    [Show full text]
  • DECORATIVE ARTS GALLERY New Self-Guided Gallery to Open As Part of 250Th Anniversary of Salem, NC Celebration
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News media contact Steve Bumgarner 336.722.9660 or [email protected] Photo Credit: Shop Sign by Gottfried Aust Salem, North Carolina (1773) Slip-decorated earthenware Collection of Wachovia Historical Society Courtesy of Old Salem Museums & Gardens OLD SALEM TO OPEN DIANNE H. FURR MORAVIAN DECORATIVE ARTS GALLERY New Self-Guided Gallery to Open as Part of 250th Anniversary of Salem, NC Celebration Winston-Salem, NC (AUGUST 8, 2016) — Old Salem Museums & Gardens is delighted to announce the opening this fall of a new self-guided gallery, the Dianne H. Furr Moravian Decorative Arts Gallery. The gallery will open to the public on October 22, 2016. The Dianne H. Furr Moravian Decorative Arts Gallery will include nearly 2,500 square feet in the Frank L. Horton Museum Center at 924 S. Main Street. It will be dedicated to the rich material culture created by the Moravians of North Carolina. Over 150 objects made by Moravian settlers living in the Wachovia tract between 1753 and 1850 will be displayed, including furniture, paintings, textiles, ceramics, metals, musical instruments, and more. Old Salem Museums & Gardens has the premier collection of Moravian decorative arts in the country. The new gallery will display masterworks from its collection, including important holdings from the Wachovia Historical Society. Many of these objects have been in storage for decades while others have been exhibited only periodically. “This gallery will provide Old Salem visitors with a gateway into the material world of the Moravians who settled North Carolina in the 18th century,” said Johanna Brown, Curator of Moravian Decorative Arts at Old Salem.
    [Show full text]
  • Wachovia Papers (North Carolina)
    i Finding aid of the Wachovia Papers 1750 – 1857 WachP Paul Peucker 2015 ii Table of Contents Introduction iii Finding Aid 1 Catalogs 1 Correspondence 1 Diary 19 Finances 40 History and Commemorations 41 Initial Purchase and Settlement 43 Instructions 44 Memoirs (Most memoirs are included in the diary) 46 Minutes 47 Missions (Also see the reports included in the diary) 47 Oversight of Trades 48 Property 48 Relations with the Government 49 Travel 51 Various 53 iii INTRODUCTION 1.1 Reference Code WachP 1.2 Title Wachovia Papers 1.3 Date(s) 1750‐1857 1.4 Level of Description Item level 1.5 Extent and medium of the unit of description (quantity, bulk, or size) 15 boxes 2.1 Name of Creator Bethlehem Congregation, Provincial Helpers’ Conference 2.2 Administrative / Biographical History In 1753 Moravians purchased 98,985 acres in North Carolina and called it Wachau or, in English, Wachovia. The name Wachau is part of Count Zinzendorf’s noble title and refers to an area in Austria where the Zinzendorfs’ ancestral estate was located. The Moravians founded several congregations in Wachovia: Bethabara, Bethania, Salem (now Winston‐Salem) as the central town, Friedberg, and Friedland. During the first decades of its existence the Elders Conference in Bethlehem (beginning 1762 the Oeconomatskonferenz) oversaw the activities in Wachovia and the leaders in Wachovia reported to Bethlehem. Therefore, many letters, reports, diaries, memoirs, and financial statements were sent to Bethlehem during the early decades. 2.3 Archival History Records relating to the congregations in Wachovia were made into a separate record group and arranged by Kenneth Hamilton.
    [Show full text]
  • National Historic Landmark Nomination Old Salem
    NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION NPS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 OLD SALEM HISTORIC DISTRICT Page 1 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1. NAME OF PROPERTY Historic Name: Old Salem Historic District (updated documentation and boundary change) Other Name/Site Number: 31FY395 2. LOCATION Street & Number: 600 South Main Street Not for publication: City/Town: Winston-Salem Vicinity: State: NC County: Forsyth Code: 067 Zip Code: 27101 3. CLASSIFICATION Ownership of Property Category of Property Private: X Building(s): __ Public-Local: X District: X Public-State: ___ Site: __ Public-Federal: ___ Structure: __ Object: _ Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 147 66 buildings 10 0 sites 24 6 structures 3 0 objects 184 72 Total Number of Contributing Resources Previously Listed in the National Register: 34 Name of Related Multiple Property Listing: N/A This draft of the nomination is the basis for its official approval in October 2016. As of August 2018, however, NPS has not provided a “Final” draft for posting on the NHL web site. Minor revisions to this document are pending, but the boundaries will not change. NPS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 OLD SALEM HISTORIC DISTRICT Page 2 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 4. STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this ____ nomination ____ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
    [Show full text]
  • Wachovia Historical Society 124Th Annual Meeting by Paul F
    WT The Wachovia Tract WT A Publication of the Wachovia Historical Society Volume 20, Issue 1 Spring 2020 Wachovia Historical Society 124th Annual Meeting by Paul F. Knouse, Jr. and Johnnie P. Pearson The 124th Annual Meeting of the Wachovia Historical Society was held on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2019, in the Gray Auditorium of the Old Salem Visitor Center. As always, a delightful musical prelude preceded the meeting. This year, we were pleased to have organist Mary Louise Kapp Peeples with us, playing the historic 1800 David Tannen- berg organ (see page 2). Business matters of the Society were covered first, including re- marks by WHS President I.B. Southerland and election of new directors starting their terms in 2020. This year’s most interesting annual oration was delivered by Mr. Randell Jones, an award winning author and storyteller (pictured at right). The title of Mr. Jones’s oration was “They Came to Wachovia, Tired, Cold, and Hungry.” Randell presented a story of the American Revolution which touched Wachovia specifically— the march of the prisoners after the Battle of Kings Mountain to Bethabara around the fall of 1780. It is helpful to remind ourselves of the lay of the land during this period. The Declara- tion of Independence in 1776 might have “officially” initiated our American Revolution, but the momentum for this had been building for some time (at least since 1765) with the British intent upon having undisputed control of the colonies and actively demonstrating this. July 4, 1776, however, was just one of the many noteworthy official events of the period, as the War for Independence actually began, as early as 1775, with numerous skirmishes and open combat, extending all the way to 1783.
    [Show full text]