Topics Related to Forsyth County

Bethabara (J-41)

First settlement by Moravians in North Carolina, 1753; known also as Old Town. Church erected 1788. Town is 1 mile N.E.

Robert B. Glenn 1854-1920 (J-38)

Governor, 1905-1909; legislator. Champion of Prohibition and of railroad regulation. Home stood 1 block W.

Winston-Salem State University (J-31)

Established for Negroes as Slater Industrial Academy, 1892. State supported since 1895; University since 1969.

Plank Road (J-23)

The western terminus of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road, 129 miles in length, longest in North Carolina, built 1849-1854, was here.

Stoneman's Raid (J-20)

On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought a skirmish with southern troops at Shallow Ford, April 11, 1865.

Shallow Ford (J-9)

Colonial route across Yadkin River. Scene of Tory defeat by Whigs, 1780. Crossing used in 1781 by army of Lord Cornwallis. 600 yds. S.

Concept of Alford Plea Tied to Forsyth County Case

The first page of the Aflord d

Moravian Men from Pennsylvania Arrived in Forsyth County

On November 17, 1753, fifteen Moravian men from Pennsylvania arrived in present-day Forsyth County on the land they called Wachovia. 

Winston and Salem Merged, 1913

On May 13, 1913, the town of Salem and the city of Winston merged to form the new city of Winston-Salem through the election of a new unified city board.