Record #:

4376

Author(s):

Ellis, Marshall

Abstract:

On January 6, 1766, twelve men set forth from the villages of Bethania and Bethabara in the North Carolina Piedmont and walked ten miles to begin construction of a new settlement called Salem. The new town was founded to serve as the church's administrative and commercial center. Today Old Salem is a National Historic District and stands as one of the best colonial restoration projects in the nation.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 7, Dec 1999, p74-86, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Old Salem; Historic buildings--Old Salem; Historic districts--Old Salem; Architecture--Moravian--Old Salem