Winston-Salem, North Carolina

In 1799, the , noted for its Moravian cookies, was commissioned, and in 1807, the congregation brought in Christian Winkler of Pennsylvania to operate the bakery; his family owned and operated the business until 1929. It continues to operate today as part of Old Salem.

C. Winkler Bakery

In 1875, R. J. Reynolds founded , later famous for branded products such as Prince Albert pipe tobacco (1907) and Camel cigarettes (1913). Other brands that it made famous are Winston, Salem, Doral, and Eclipse cigarettes. The Winston-Salem area is still the primary international manufacturing center for Reynolds brands of cigarettes, although employment is down from its peak of nearly 30,000 to under 3,000.

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

In 1901, Shamrock Hosiery Mills in Winston-Salem began making men's socks. Shortly afterward, his brother Pleasant Henderson Hanes founded the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company, which manufactured men's underwear. The two firms eventually merged to become the Hanes Corporation, now known as Hanesbrands, manufacturing textiles.

J. Wesley Hanes'

In 1906, the Bennett Bottling Company produced Bennett's Cola, a "Fine Carbonic Drink". The name was changed to Winston-Salem Bottling Works in 1915.

In 1911, was formed by the merger of Wachovia National Bank (founded in 1879 by James Alexander Gray and William Lemly) and Wachovia Loan and Trust (founded 1893). The company was purchased by First Union in 2001, which changed its name to Wachovia. Wachovia was purchased by Wells Fargo in 2009, and the Wachovia name was retired in 2011.^[27]

Wachovia Bank and Trust

In 1928, Miller's Clothing Store was opened by Mrs. Henry Miller. Miller's Variety Store operated at the same location at 622 North Trade Street until closing at the end of 2016. Miller's was the first store in Winston-Salem to offer bell-bottoms in the area in the 1960s. Miller's was listed by Playboy magazine in 1968 as a popular place to shop.^[29]

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In 1929, the local T.W. Garner Foods introduced , a popular hot sauce.^[30]

Texas Pete

In 1929, Quality Oil Company was organized in December 1929, initially to launch a distributorship for the then-little-known .

Shell Oil Company

In 1934, formed McLean Trucking Co. The firm benefited from the tobacco and textile industry headquartered in Winston-Salem, and became the second-largest trucking firm in the nation.^[31]

Malcolm Purcell McLean

In 1937, opened its first doughnut shop on South Main Street.^[32]

Krispy Kreme

In 1945, Piedmont Bible College opened (now ).^[33]

Carolina University

In 1948, was formed out of the old Camel City Flying Service. The airline was based at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem but marked its first commercial flight out of Wilmington, North Carolina, on February 20, 1948. Piedmont grew to become one of the top airlines in the country before its purchase by USAir (later US Airways, merged with American Airlines in 2015) in 1987. American Airlines maintains a reservation center in the old Piedmont reservations office.

Piedmont Airlines

is a site where Moravians from Pennsylvania first settled in North Carolina. The 195-acre (0.79 km²) area includes a museum and a Moravian church and offers hiking, birdwatching and many varieties of trees and plants.

Bethabara Historic District

is a restored Moravian settlement founded in 1766. Seventy percent of the buildings are original, and the village is a living history museum with skilled tinsmiths, blacksmiths, cobblers, gunsmiths, bakers and carpenters practicing their trades while interacting with visitors.^[73] Along with the original 18th-century buildings, Old Salem is also home to the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), a gallery of 18th- and early 19th-century furniture, ceramics, and textiles. In addition, Old Salem hosts the Cobblestone Farmers Market every Saturday during the spring season through early autumn.^[74] The market is dedicated to providing the public access to sustainably grown food and products.^[75]

Old Salem

is a 4-acre (16,000 m²) formal garden set within a larger woodland site, originally part of the R. J. Reynolds country estate.^[76]

Reynolda Gardens

The Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology is an anthropological museum, maintained by , that has many artifacts and other pieces of history.

Wake Forest University

Kaleideum North (formerly ) – An interactive museum for children, SciWorks has 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) of exhibit space, 119-seat Planetarium and 15-acre (61,000 m²) outdoor Environmental Park. Permanent exhibits include a Foucault pendulum, PhysicsWorks, SoundWorks, HealthWorks, BioWorks and KidsWorks. The Environmental Park includes habitats for river otter, deer and waterfowl.^[77]

SciWorks

Kaleideum Downtown (formerly the ) offers exhibits and programs designed to develop creative thinking, strengthen language skills, and encourage curiosity for children ages birth to eight. Despite the name, it is primarily an indoor playground for children with activities (admission fee or membership required).^[78]

Children's Museum of Winston-Salem

is the community history museum for Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. It focuses on time periods since 1850 and features exhibitions and public programs.^[79]

New Winston Museum

is a minor-league stadium primarily used for baseball, with a seating capacity of 5,500. The stadium is located next to Salem Parkway near downtown Winston-Salem and is home to the Winston-Salem Dash. The stadium broke ground in October 2007 and officially opened in April 2010.

Truist Stadium

is a recreation center located on the Yadkin River between Clemmons and Bermuda Run with a pool, lazy river, tennis courts, paddle boats, golf, walking trails, and other recreation. Tanglewood Park also hosts the Festival of Lights every year, a drive-through light show that celebrates the holidays.

Tanglewood Park

The is an event venue that hosts the Carolina Classic Fair (formerly Dixie Classic Fair) every year in autumn. The fair is located across from the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. In 2007 it had a record-breaking attendance, with over 371,000 visitors. The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds also holds hundreds of events and has a capacity of 7,000.^[80]

Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex

Salem Lake is located in southeastern Winston-Salem. Salem Lake features a seven-mile dirt trail, a lake, and wildlife. The walking trail offers an abundance of activities such as hiking, walking, fishing, biking, dog leashing, running, and more. Salem Lake is often referred to as the "hidden diamond in the city".

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is a two-story shopping mall that has over 200 stores and five anchor tenants. Hanes Mall serves 25 counties in North Carolina and Virginia. It is the largest shopping mall in the region, covering 1,558,860 square feet.^[82]

Hanes Mall

The features collections from the colonial period to the present day. The museum was built in 1917 by Katherine Smith Reynolds and her husband R.J. Reynolds. The facility became an art museum in 1967 and first started as a center for education and arts in 1965. Behind the house is a 16-acre lake called "Lake Katherine", which was reverted into wetlands and has a wide variety of wildlife. Many of buildings were changed into shops, boutiques, and restaurants that still operate today. This house still is a main attraction in Winston-Salem.^[83]

Reynolda House Museum of American Art

The is a multimedia contemporary art gallery in Winston-Salem that was founded in 1956 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979, one of 300 museums to receive this accreditation. There is no permanent collection of art exhibits but includes art by artists with regional, national, and international recognition. SECCA has three exhibit halls, with 9,000 square feet, and a 300-seat auditorium.^[84]

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art

One of seven original was opened by Quality Oil Company in 1930.

Shell Service Stations

88.5 FM, Wake Forest University (NPR Affiliate)

WFDD

89.3 FM, Your Family Station (Contemporary Christian music)

WBFJ

90.5 FM, Winston-Salem State University (Jazz)

WSNC

91.3 FM, Southern Gospel

WXRI

600 AM, News-Talk Radio

WSJS

830 AM, The Truth (Religious)

WTRU

880 AM, Berean Christian School

WPIP

980 AM, Classic Hits

WTOB

1340 AM, The Light Gospel Music (simulcast on 103.5 FM)

WPOL

1380 AM, Top 40 Oldies

WWNT

1500 AM, Oldies, Carolina Beach

WSMX

1550 AM, Christian Teaching & Talk Radio

WBFJ

Wake Radio, Wake Forest University's online, student-run radio station

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