Topics Related to Historical Markers

Mount Hecla Mill (J-104)

First steam-powered cotton mill in N.C. Operated ca. 1834-50 in large brick building that stood 2 blocks N.

N.C. Manumission Society (J-103)

Antislavery organization formed by Quakers in central N.C. First met at Centre, July 1816. Disbanded in 1834.

North Carolina Railroad (J-102)

Opened interior of N.C. The ground-breaking took place nearby, July 11, 1851. First president, John Motley Morehead.

Simon G. Atkins 1863-1934 (J-101)

Founded Slater Academy, now Winston-Salem State Univ.; president, 1892-1904, 1913-34. Religious and community leader. Lived one block west.

Model Farm (J-100)

Established by Quakers 1867 to stem westward migration by promoting improved agricultural practices. Tract, sold in 1891, was 1/2 mi. E.

Friedens Church (J-99)

Lutheran. Congregation organized before 1791; church shared with other denominations until the 1850s. This bldg., 1940.

Moratock Furnace (J-98)

Smelting furnace built by Nathaniel Moody in 1843. It supplied iron to Confederacy, 1862-1865. Stands 3/10 mi. NE.

Washington's Southern Tour (J-97)

Pres. George Washington visited Moravian town of Salem and spent the night of May 31, 1791, at tavern ½ mile north.

Cone Brothers (J-96)

Moses and Ceasar Cone pioneered marketing of textiles; manufactured denim & flannel. Their first mill, Proximity, 1895, was 1/4 mile N.E.

Springfield Friends Meeting (J-95)

Established in 1773 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1790. Building erected 1927 on original site is 1/2 mile east.