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
- 1859
- 1861
- St. Philips Moravian Church built in Salem.[4]
- May 20: State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
- 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]
- 1891 – First Catholic Mass held at St. Leo's original church site in the West End.[10][11]
- 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
- 1905 – Baseball comes to Winston-Salem
- 1912 – Winston-Salem Hebrew Congregation formed.[12]
- 1913 – Towns of Salem and Winston merge to form Winston-Salem municipality.[13]
- 1918 – November: Racial unrest.[8][failed verification]
- 1923 – North Carolina Baptist Hospital opens.[4][14]
- 1927 –
- Nissen Building completed - would later be the first building in the Southeastern US to install air conditioning.
- Miller Municipal Airport established.[1]
- 1929 – Reynolds Building (hi-rise) constructed.
- 1930
- WSJS radio begins broadcasting.[15]
- Shell-shaped Shell Service Station built.[16]
- 1935 – State Theatre active.[17]
- 1937
- WAIR radio begins broadcasting.[15]
- Krispy Kreme donuts in business.[18]
- 1948 – Piedmont Airlines headquartered in city.[8]
- 1951 – Flamingo Drive-In cinema opens.[17]
- 1952 – Temple Emanuel synagogue built.[12]
- 1953 – WSJS-TV begins broadcasting.[19]
- 1956 – Wake Forest College relocates to Winston-Salem.
- 1960 – Winston-Salem exceeds 100,000 for the first time.
- 1965
- Hanes Corporation headquartered in city.[20]
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts established.[21]
- Parkway Theatre opens.[17]
- 1966 – Wachovia Building (hi-rise) constructed.
- 1967 – November: Racial unrest.[8]
- 1971 – Black Panther Party, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chapter established.
- 1975 – Hanes Mall opens.
- 1979 – WGNN-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1981 – Wake Forest University's Layton Field baseball park opens.
- 1982
- Second Harvest Food Bank begins operating.[2][22]
- Southern Garden History Society headquartered in Winston-Salem.[23]
- RJR Plaza Building constructed.
- 1989
- Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum opens.
- Tornadoes hit the Winston-Salem area and Forsyth County on May 5. These tornadoes were part of the May 1989 tornado outbreak across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
- 1993 – Mel Watt becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district.[24]
- 1995 – Wachovia Center (hi-rise) built.
- 1997
- City website online (approximate date).[25][chronology citation needed]
- Winston Net (computer training nonprofit) established.[3][14]
- Jack Cavanagh becomes mayor.[26]
- 2000
- Population exceeds 200,000 for the first time.
- Sister city relationship established with Ungheni, Moldova.[27]
21st century
- 2001
- Allen Joines becomes mayor.[26]
- Sister city relationship established with Kumasi, Ghana.[27]
- 2005 – Winston Cup Museum opened by Will Spencer.[28]
- 2006 – Sister city relationship established with Nassau, Bahamas and Shanghai, China.[27]
- 2008 – Wachovia Bank is acquired by Wells Fargo.
- 2010 – Population: 229,617.[29]
- 2011
- Sister city relationship established with Buchanan, Liberia.
- Tennis tournament Winston-Salem Open moves here from New Haven, Connecticut
- 2014 – Alma Adams becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district.[30]
- 2019
- Confederate soldier statue on the former grounds of the Forsyth County Courthouse removed after protests and legal challenges.
- BB&T acquires SunTrust Banks, forming Truist Financial headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2022
- A fire at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant on North Cherry Street forces an evacuation within one mile of the plant out of concern for a large-scale explosion[31]
See also
- Winston-Salem history
- List of mayors of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Timelines of other cities in North Carolina: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington
References
- ^ "First Burial in God's Acre". This Day in North Carolina History. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Patterson, Homer L. (1932). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358 – via Hathi Trust.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Branson 1896.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tursi 1994.
- ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Federal Writers’ Project 1939: "Winston-Salem"
- ^ a b c William S. Powell (ed.), Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, retrieved June 21, 2015 – via NCpedia
- ^ a b c d "Timeline of North Carolina History". NCpedia. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Elliott, J. Eric. Winston-Salem's Historic West End, 2004, page 42.
- ^ St. Leo the Great Catholic Church Parish History Retrieved January 6, 2019
- ^ a b "Winston-Salem, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Winston and Salem Merged, 1913". This Day in North Carolina History. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Winston-Salem, North Carolina". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ "It's a Shell of a Building". This Day in North Carolina History. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Winston-Salem, NC". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Krispy Kreme Makes its Debut in Winston-Salem". This Day in North Carolina History. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: North Carolina", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- ^ "Hanes Brand Began in Winston-Salem". This Day in North Carolina History. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "North Carolina". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0-7591-0002-0.
- ^ "North Carolina Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "History". Winston-Salem: Southern Garden History Society. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "North Carolina". 1993–1994 Official Congressional Directory: 103rd Congress. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1887. hdl:2027/uc1.l0072691827 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ "Winston-Salem Home Page". Archived from the original on 1997-06-05 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "History: Mayors of Winston-Salem, 1913 to present". City of Winston-Salem. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Sister Cities". City of Winston-Salem. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ About The Museum Retrieved January 6, 2019
- ^ "Winston-Salem (city), North Carolina". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Environmental Protection Agency. "Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire". Retrieved May 2, 2022.
Bibliography
- "Forsyth County". Branson's North Carolina Business Directory. Raleigh, NC: Levi Branson. 1896.
- Walsh's Winston-Salem, North Carolina, City Directory. Charleston, SC: W.H. Walsh Directory Co. 1904.
- "Winston-Salem". Automobile Blue Book. USA. 1919.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Winston-Salem". North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State. American Guide Series. p. 258+ – via Open Library.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link). + Chronology - Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Winston-Salem, NC", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- Frank Tursi (1994). Winston-Salem: A History. Winston-Salem, N.C.: John F. Blair. ISBN 978-0-89587-115-2.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- "Town of Salem History". City of Winston-Salem.
- "Town of Winston History". City of Winston-Salem.
- Forsyth County Public Library. "North Carolina Room". Winston-Salem. (local history collection)
- Items related to Winston-Salem, NC, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
- Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: North Carolina". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington DC: Library of Congress.
This page was last edited on 22 October 2023, at 00:03