Winston-Salem is a town in and county of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. By 2015 the estimated population is 241,218, it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, and the most populous 89th city in the United States. Winston-Salem is home to the highest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia House and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center.
Winston-Salem is called "Twin City" for its multiple heritage and "City of Arts and Innovation" for his dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to historic urban involvement in the tobacco industry associated with Camel cigarette belonging to R. J. Reynolds from a local company. Many locals call this city "Winston" in an informal speech. Another nickname, "Dash," comes from (-) in the city name, even though technically it is a hyphen, not a dash; This nickname is only used by the local small league baseball team, Winston-Salem Dash.
In 2012, the city is listed among the 10 best places to retire in the US by CBS MoneyWatch.
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History
The town of Winston-Salem was the result of the merger of two neighboring towns of Winston and Salem in 1913.
Salem
The origins of the city of Salem date to January 1753, when Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg, on behalf of the Moravian Church, chose a residential location on the three forks of Muddy Creek. He calls this area the "die Wachau" (Latin form: Wachovia) named after the ancestor Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. The soil, only a short 99,000 acres (400 km 2 ), was then purchased from John Carteret, 2 Earl Granville.
On November 17, 1753, the first settlers arrived at the site which later became the city of Bethabara. The city, despite its rapid growth, was not designed to be the premier settlement of tracts. Some residents expanded to a nearby settlement named Bethania in 1759. Finally, many were interested in choosing between locations suitable for new city locations.
The city established at the chosen location is named Salem (from "Shalom" meaning "Peace", after the Canaanite city mentioned in Genesis) was chosen for it by Moravia's final patron, Count Zinzendorf. On January 6, 1766, the first tree was felled for the construction of Salem. Salem is a typical Moravian resident congregation with congregational community buildings grouped around the central square, now Salem Square. These include churches, Brethren Houses, and Sister Houses for unmarried congregations, who own all the properties in the city. For years only members of the Moravian Church were allowed to live in settlements. This practice has ended by the American Civil War. Many of the original buildings in the settlement have been restored or rebuilt and are now part of the Old Salem Museum & amp; Garden.
Salem was founded as a city in December 1856. Salem Square and "God's Acre", Moravian's Tomb, since 1772 is the site every Easter morning of the world-renowned Moravian sunrise service. This service, sponsored by all the church parishes of Moravia in the city, attracts thousands of worshipers every year.
Winston
In 1849, Salem's trial sold the land north of Salem to the newly formed Forsyth County for the county seat. The new town was called "city district" or Salem until 1851 when it was named Winston for the local hero of the Revolutionary War, Joseph Winston. For the first two decades, Winston was a sleepy county town. In 1868, work was started by Salem and Winston business leaders to connect the city to the North Carolina Railroad. That same year, Thomas Jethro Brown of Davie County rented a former stable and set up the first tobacco warehouse in Winston. That same year, Pleasant Henderson Hanes, also from Davie, built his first tobacco factory a few yards from the Brown warehouse. In 1875, Richard Joshua Reynolds, Patrick County, Virginia, built his first tobacco factory a few hundred yards from the Hanes factory. In the 1880s, there were nearly 40 tobacco factories in the town of Winston. Hanes and Reynolds will compete fiercely over the next 25 years, each absorbing a number of smaller manufacturers, until Hanes was sold to Reynolds in 1900 to begin a second career in textiles.
Winston-Salem
In the 1880s, the US Post Office began referring to two cities as Winston-Salem. In 1899, after nearly a decade of debate, the US Post Office Department set up a Winston-Salem post office in Winston, with a former Salem office serving as a branch. After the referendum, cities were officially included as "Winston-Salem" in 1913.
The Reynolds Family, the namesake of Tobacco Company R. J. Reynolds, played a major role in the history and public life of Winston-Salem. In the 1940s, 60% of Winston-Salem workers worked well for Reynolds or in Hanes textile factories. The Reynolds Company imports so many French cigarette papers and Turkish tobacco for Camel cigarettes that Winston-Salem has been appointed by the United States federal government as the official port of entry into the United States, even though the city is 200 miles (320 km) inland. Winston-Salem was the eighth largest inlet in the United States in 1916.
In 1917, the company purchased a 84 acre (340,000 m 2 ) property in Winston-Salem and built 180 homes for sale to workers to form a development called "Reynoldstown." At R.J. Reynolds died in 1918, his company owns 121 buildings in Winston-Salem.
In 1920, with a population of 48,395, Winston-Salem was the largest city in North Carolina.
In 1929, the Reynolds House was completed in Winston-Salem. Designed by William F. Lamb from architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, the Reynolds House is a 314-foot (96 m) tall skyscraper that has 21 floors. When finished as the headquarters of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the tallest building in the United States south of Baltimore, Maryland, and was named the best building of the year by the American Institute of Architects. The building is renowned for its predecessor and prototype for the larger Empire State Building built in 1931 in New York City. Each year the Empire State Building staff sends Father's Day cards to staff at the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem to pay homage to his role as a precursor to the Empire State Building.
Famous early business
- In 1799, the Winkler Bakery, renowned for its Moravian pastries, was commissioned, and in 1807, the trial brought Christian Winkler from Pennsylvania to operate the bakery; his family owned and operated the business until 1929. It continued to operate today as part of Old Salem.
- In 1875, R J Reynolds founded R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company which later became famous for branded products such as the Prince Albert tobacco pipe (1907) and Camel cigarettes (1913). Other brands that make it famous are cigarettes Winston, Salem, Doral, and Eclipse. The Winston-Salem region is still the major international manufacturing center for Reynolds cigarette brands, although employment dropped from a peak of nearly 30,000 to below 3,000.
- In 1901, Shamrock Hosiery Mills belonging to J. Wesley Hanes in Winston-Salem began making male socks. Shortly after, his sister Pleasant Henderson Hanes founded P.H. Hanes Knitting Company, which produces men's underwear. The two companies eventually merged into Hanes Corporation, now known as Hanesbrands, an innovator in the textile industry.
- In 1906, Bennett's Bottling Company produced Bennett's Cola, "Smooth Carbon Beverages." The name was changed to Winston-Salem Bottling Works in 1915.
- In 1911, Wachovia Bank and Trust was formed by the merger of Wachovia National Bank (founded 1879) and Wachovia Loan and Trust (founded in 1893). The company was purchased by First Union in 2001, which changed its name to Wachovia. Wachovia was bought by Wells Fargo in 2009, and the name Wachovia has retired in 2011.
- In 1928, the Miller Apparel Store was opened by Ny. Henry Miller. Miller's Variety Store still operates in the same location at 622 North Trade Street. Miller was the first store in Winston-Salem that offered bell-bottoms in the area in the 1960s. Millers was listed by Playboy magazine in 1968 as a popular place to shop.
- In 1929, T.W. local Garner Foods introduces Texas Pete, a popular hot sauce.
- In 1929, Quality Oil Company was organized in December 1929, initially to start distribution for the lesser known Shell Oil Company.
- In 1934, Malcolm Purcell McLean formed the McLean Trucking Co. The company benefits from the tobacco and textile industries based in Winston-Salem, and becomes the second largest trucking company in the country.
- In 1937, Krispy Kreme opened his first donut shop on South Main Street.
- In 1945, the Piedmont Bible College was opened (now Piedmont International University).
- In 1948, Piedmont Airlines was formed from the old Camel Municipal Service. The airline is based at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem but marks its first commercial flight from Wilmington, North Carolina on February 20, 1948. Piedmont grew to become one of the top airlines in the country before it was purchased by USAir (now USA). Airways) in 1987. US Airways maintains a reservation center in the old Piedmont Reservations office.
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Government
Local government
The governing body for the City of Winston-Salem is the eight-member City Council. Voters go to polling stations every four years in November to elect the Mayor and Council. The mayor is elected in general and members of the council are elected by citizens in each of the eight wards within the city. The City Council is responsible for adopting and providing all the procedures, rules and regulations necessary for the general welfare of the city. It approves the city budget and assigns property taxes and user fees. The Council appointed the City Manager and the City Prosecutor and approved the appointment to the city council and the commission.
By 2015, the mayor of Winston-Salem is Allen Joines (D), who was first elected in 2001 and is the longest serving mayor in the city's history. City Council members are Denise Adams (North Ward), Pro Tempore Mayor Vivian Burke (Northeast Ward), Derwin Montgomery (East Ward), James Taylor, Jr. (Southeast Ward), Molly Leight (South Ward), Dan Besse (Southwest Ward), Robert Clark (West Ward), Jeff MacIntosh (Northwest Ward).
City officials appointed by the City Council include City Attorney Angela Carmon and City Manager Lee Garrity.
Geography and climate
Winston-Salem is in the Northwest Piedmont region of North Carolina, located 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state's geographic center. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​133.7 square miles (346.3 km 2 ), which is 132.4 square miles (343.0 km 2 ) is ground and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km 2 ), or 0.93%, is water. It is located within the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin, mainly flowing through Salem Creek, Peters Creek, Silas Creek, and Muddy Creek.
Less than 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem are remnants of the ancient Sauratown Mountains, named for Saura people living in many areas of Piedmont, including now Winston-Salem.
The nearest major cities are Greensboro, 30 miles (48 km) to the east, and High Point 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast.
Climate
The town of Winston-Salem has a humid subtropical climate characterized by cold winters, sometimes quite cold, and hot and humid summers. The Claim Subtype KÃÆ'¶ppen for this climate is Cfa . The high average temperatures range from 51 ° F to 11 ° C in winter to about 89 ° F (32 ° C) in summer. The low average temperatures range from 28 Â ° F (-2 Â ° C) in winter to about 67 Â ° C (19 Â ° C) in the summer.
Demographics
The Winston-Salem population grew by 23.6% from 2000 to 2010, making it the fourth largest city in North Carolina. At the 2010 census, the population was 229,617, with 90,245 households and a population density of 1,733.6 people per square mile.
Winston-Salem is 53.0% female, and 27.8% of the company is owned by women. The average age is 35 years. 24.6% of the population is under 18 years of age, and 12.5% ​​of the population is 65 years or older.
The racial composition of the city in 2010 was 51.2% White, 34.7% Black or African American, 2% Asian American, 0.1% Native American, 0.08% Hawaiian Original and Other Pacific Native, and 2.4 % two or more races. In addition, 14.7% are Hispanic or Latino, of any race. Non-Hispanic white is 47.1% of the population in 2010.
38.4% are married couples who live together, 17.3% have married women without husband's presence, and 39.7% are non-family members. 33.1% of all households are individuals and 10.3% have a self-sufficient 65 or over. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 3.06.
The average income for households in the city is $ 41,228, and the average income for families is $ 53,222. The average income for households in the city is $ 60,637, and the average income for families is $ 74,938. Men have an average income of $ 41,064 versus $ 33,683 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 24,728. 20.6% of the population and 15.7% of all families are below the poverty line. 26.2% of the total population, 31.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those aged 65 and older live below the poverty line.
Religion
Winston-Salem is the most religious city in North Carolina, with 54.14% of the religious population. Christianity is the largest religion, with Baptists (15.77%) forming the largest religious group, followed by Methodists (12.79%) and Catholics (4.39%). Pentecost (2.97%), Episcopal (1.3%), Presbyterian (2.59%), Lutheran (0.96%), Mormon (0.90%) constitute a significant number of Christian populations as well. The remaining Christian population (11.93%) is affiliated with other churches such as Moravia and the United Church of Christ. Islam (0.43%) is the second largest religion after Christianity, followed by Judaism (0.20%). Eastern religion (0.02%) is a religious minority.
The long history of the city with the Moravian church has a lasting cultural effect. The Moravian star is used as the city's official Christmas street decoration. In addition, the 31-foot Moravian star, one of the largest in the world, sits on the North Tower of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Other stars sit under the Wake Forest University Wait Chapel during the Advent and Christmas seasons as well. Also, a picture of a Moravian star adorns the lobby of the Reynolds City Township landmark.
Economy
This is the location of the corporate headquarters of the B & B. T (Banking Branch and Trust Company), HanesBrands, Inc., Krispy Kreme Donuts, Inc., Low Food Stores, Sports ISP, Reynolds American, Reynolda Manufacturing Solutions, K & W Cafeterias, and TW Garner Food Company (Texas Pete maker). Blue Rhino, the largest propane exchange company and Ferrellga division, is also based in Winston-Salem. Wachovia Corporation was based in Winston-Salem until joining First Union Corporation in September 2001; the joint venture's headquarters are located in Charlotte, until it was purchased by Wells Fargo in December 2008. PepsiCo has a Customer Service Center located in Winston-Salem.
Though traditionally associated with the textile and tobacco industry, Winston-Salem transforms itself into a leader in the fields of nanotechnology, high technology and bio-technology. Medical research is a fast-growing local industry, and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the largest company in Winston-Salem. In December 2004, the city entered into an agreement with Dell, providing millions of dollars in incentives to build a nearby computer assembly plant in Forsyth County southeast. Dell shut down the Winston-Salem facility in January 2010 due to a poor economy. In January 2015, Herbalife opened a manufacturing facility in an empty space left by Dell.
Public and private investment of $ 713 million has created the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, an innovative district in downtown Winston-Salem featuring business, research and research in biomedical engineering, information technology and digital media, as well as public meeting rooms, apartment life and events community.
Biggest employer
According to data reports 2012-2013 Winston-Salem Business Inc. about the big companies, the top ten companies in the city are:
Primary industry
According to data reports Winston-Salem Business Inc. in large industries, major industries in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County are by percentage:
Attractions
- Bethabara Historic District is a site where Moravia from Pennsylvania first settled in North Carolina, an area of ​​195 acres (0.79 km 2 ) includes a museum and a Moravian church and offering climbing, bird watching and various types of trees and plants.
- Old Salem is a restored Moravian settlement established in 1766. Seventy percent of the buildings are original and the village is a living history museum with skilled cansmen, blacksmiths, cobblers, thieves, bakers, and carpenters who practice their trade while interacting with the visitors. Along with the original 18th-century buildings, Old Salem is also home to the Early Southern Decorative Arts Museum (MESDA), 18th century and early 19th century furniture galleries, ceramics, and textiles.
- Reynolda Gardens is an official 4-acre (16,000m 2 ) park within a larger forest site, originally part of R. J. Reynolds real estate.
- The Wake Forest University Anthropology Museum is an anthropology museum, run by Wake Forest University, which has many artifacts and other pieces of history.
- Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks) - An interactive museum for children, SciWorks has 25,000 square feet (2,300m 2 ) exhibit space, 119-seat Planetarium and 15-acre (61,000m < soup> 2 ) Garden Outdoor environment. Permanent exhibits include: Foucault Pendulum, PhysicsWorks, SoundWorks, HealthWorks, BioWorks and KidsWorks. The Environmental Park includes habitats for river otters, deer and waterfowl.
- Kaleideum Downtown (formerly Winston-Salem Children's Museum) offers exhibits and programs designed to develop creative thinking, strengthen language skills, and encourage curiosity for children aged eight to eight. Regardless of its name, it is an indoor playground for children with activities (entrance fee or membership required).
- The New Winston Museum is a community history museum for Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. It focuses on the time period since 1850 and displays public exhibitions and programs.
- BB & amp; T Ballpark is a sports venue with a seating capacity of 5,500. The Ballpark is located in Downtown Winston-Salem and is home to Winston-Salem Dash.
Art
Winston-Salem is often referred to as the "City of the Arts", in part because it created the first art council in the United States, founded in 1949, and because of local art schools and attractions. These include the University of North Carolina School of Art, Twins Twin Theater, Winston-Salem Theater Alliance, Piedmont Opera Theater, Winston-Salem Symphony, Stevens Center for Performing Arts, Milton Rhodes Art Center, Hanesbrands Theater and Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts.
The city's Art District is centered around the Sixth Street and Trade, where there are many galleries and workshops; nearby also there is an Artifact in Green art park, founded by Art for Art's Sake.
It is also home to the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), a nationally known art center, as well as the Reynolda American Art Museum (home of 1917 built by the founder of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and now affiliated with Wake Forest University), featuring the premiere art collection America.
The city hosts the National Black Theater Festival, the RiverRun International Film Festival and the Reynolda Film Festival.
Winston-Salem is also the home of Art-o-mat and houses nine of them throughout the city.
The city is also home to Carolina Music Ways, a grassroots art organization that focuses on diverse and interconnected musical traditions, including bluegrass, blues, jazz, gospel, old stringband, and Moravian music.
Once a year the city is also home to the Heavy Rebel Weekender music festival, featuring over 70 bands, mainly rockabilly, punk and honky tonk, for three days.
Shopping
Winston-Salem is home to Hanes Mall, North Carolina's largest shopping center. The area around the mall along Stratford Road and Hanes Mall Boulevard has become one of the largest shopping districts in the city. The city is home to some of the best shopping in North Carolina with over 50 shopping centers.
Other shopping spots are in the city, including The Thruway Center, the city's first shopping center, Hanes Point Shopping Center, Hanes Commons, Pavilions, Shoppes at Hanestowne Village, Oak Summit Shopping Mall, Stone's Throw Plaza, Silas Creek Crossing and Marketplace Mall.
Movies filmed in Winston-Salem
- Bedroom Window (1987)
- Sir. Destiny (1990)
- Eddie (1996)
- Lottery , the television adaptation of her story from Shirley Jackson (1996)
- George Washington (2000)
- Brand X, X-Files , episodes involving the tobacco industry (2000)
- Union in Wait (2001, documentary)
- Junebug (2005)
- Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008)
- Goodbye Solo (2008)
- Leatherheads (2008)
- Eyeborgs (2009)
- 5th Quarter (2010)
- Are You Here (2013)
- Goodbye to All That (2014)
- The Longest Ride (2014)
Sports
Winston-Salem State University Rams has a sports team of NCAA Division II men and women who are members of the Central Intercoliprat Association (CIAA). Winston-Salem State University provides an atmosphere that allows its student athletes to achieve nationally recognized excellence both academically and athletically.
The Winston-Salem Dash is a Class Minor League baseball team that is currently affiliated with the Chicago White Sox. After 52 years at historic Ernie Shore Field, Dash is now playing home games at BB & amp; The new T Ballpark, which opened in 2010. Previous names for the team include Winston-Salem Cardinals, Twins, Red Sox, Spirits and, most recently, Warthogs Winston-Salem. The players include Vinegar Bend Mizell, Earl Weaver, Bobby Tiefenauer, Harvey Haddix, Stu Miller, Ray Jablonski, Don Blasingame, Gen Oliver, Rico Petrocelli, Jim Lonborg, George Scott, Sparky Lyle, Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Dwight Evans, Cecil Cooper, Butch Hobson, Wade Boggs, Carlos Lee, Joe Crede, Jon Garland, and Aaron Rowand have all played extensively at the major league level.
The Little League Thunderbirds league hockey team will start playing in 2017 at the LJVM Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest University is an original member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Wake Forest football team plays the game at BB & amp; T Field (formerly Groves Stadium), which has 32,500 seats. Wake Forest football program made four four consecutive finals (2006-2009) and became the NCAA champion in 2007.
The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is home to Wake Forest and several Winston-Salem State basketball games. The Whelen All-American Series NASCAR race runs from March to August at Bowman Gray Stadium. C & amp; N Pro Series East is also racing here. This is the longest NASCAR racing series, dating from the 1940s. In the fall, the stadium is used for the Winston-Salem State Rams football game.
Winston-Salem hosts an ATP tennis tournament every year.
Education
Public
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools owns most of its schools in Winston-Salem. The WS/FC school includes 51 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 13 high schools. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System is the fourth largest school system in North Carolina with more than 90 schools operating in the district.
Personal
Private schools and parishes are also an important part of Winston-Salem education formation.
- Catholic primary schools include St. Leo The Great and Our Lady of Mercy. Protestant Christian Schools include the Calvary Baptist School, the Christian Bible School of Light, the Winston-Salem Christian School (formerly the First Assembly Christian School), Salem Day Baptist School, Presbyterian School, St. John's Lutheran, Cedar Forest Christian School, Winston-Salem Street School, Salem Montessori School, Berean Baptist Christian School, and Woodland Baptist Baptist School. Until 2001, Winston-Salem was home to Bishop McGuinness Catholic College (now in Kernersville, North Carolina), one of only three Catholic high schools in North Carolina.
- Salem Academy, located in Old Salem, has been educating young women since 1772.
- Forsyth Country Day School (near Lewisville, North Carolina) and Summit School is a secular private school serving the area.
Post-secondary institutions
Winston-Salem has a number of colleges and universities, including:
- Wake Forest University
- Winston-Salem State University, a historic black university founded in 1892
- University of North Carolina Art School (formerly North Carolina School of Art)
- Salem College, the oldest continuing educational institution for women in America, was founded in 1772
- Forsyth Technical Community College
- Living Arts Institute
- Piedmont International University (formerly Piedmont Baptist College)
Media
Newspapers
The Winston-Salem Journal is the main daily newspaper in Winston-Salem. Yes! Weekly is a free weekly paper covering news, opinions, art, entertainment, music, movies, and food. Triad City Beat is a free weekly newspaper in the Triad area that includes Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem Chronicle is a weekly newspaper focusing on the African-American community.
Radio station
These stations are located in Winston-Salem, and are registered with call letters, station numbers, and names. Many other radio stations can be picked up in Winston-Salem which is not located in Winston-Salem.
- WFDD, 88.5 FM, Wake Forest University (NPR Affiliate)
- WBFJ, 89.3 FM, Your Family Station (Contemporary Christian Music)
- WSNC, 90.5 FM, Winston-Salem State University (Jazz)
- WXRI, 91.3 FM, Southern Gospel
- WSJS, 600 AM, Radio News-Talk
- WTRU, 830, Truth (Religion)
- WPIP, 880 AM, Berean Christian School
- WTOB, 980 AM, Classic Hits
- WPOL, 1340 AM, The Light Gospel Music (broadcasted on 103.5 FM)
- WWNT, 1380, Top 40 Oldies
- WSMX, 1500 AM, Oldies, Carolina Beach
- WBFJ, 1550, Christian Teaching & amp; Radio Talk
- Wake Radio, an online radio station run by Wake Forest University students
Television station
Winston-Salem is part of the designated television market area of ​​Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point. These stations are registered with call letters, channel numbers, network and city licenses.
- WFMY-TV, 2, CBS, Greensboro
- WGHP, 8, Fox, High Point
- WXII-TV, 12, NBC, Winston-Salem
- WGPX, 16, Ion, Burlington
- WCWG, 20, CW, Lexington
- WUNL-TV, 26, PBS/UNC-TV, Winston-Salem
- WXLV-TV, 45, ABC, Winston-Salem
- WMYV, 48, My, Greensboro
- WLXI-TV, 61, TCT, Greensboro
Cable Only
- The 14 Triad News
Transportation
Public transport
The Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) has the responsibility of providing public transport. It took over from the Secure Bus Company, established in 1920 as the largest black-owned transportation company in the United States, in 1972. Operating from Clark Campbell Transportation Center on 100 West Fifth Street, WSTA operates 30 day bus routes, 24 of which provide night service; 24 routes that operate from morning until midnight on Saturday and 16 Sunday routes. WSTA makes nearly 3 million passenger trips each year. In February 2010, WSTA added 10 diesel-electric buses to its fleet.
The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transport (PART) operates a daily schedule from Campbell center that connects Winston-Salem to Boone, Mt. Airy, High Point and Greensboro, where other systems provide routes in the states to head east. PART also offers Route 5 (Amtrak Connector) that provides daily service to and from Amtrak Station in High Point with several times throughout the day.
The Greyhound Line also provides interstate transportation from Campbell Center.
Thoroughfares
US 52 (which goes hand in hand with NC 8) is the dominant north-south road through Winston-Salem; pass near the city center. Business 40 was the main east-west highway through downtown Winston-Salem and was the main east-west route through the city until 1993, when the I-40 bypass loop was built. I-74 connects Winston-Salem to High Point (southeast) and US 311 follows I-40 and US 52 via the Winston-Salem business district. US 421, which shares Business 40 through the city center, splits in the west of the city to its own highway to the west (north mark) toward Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and Boone, North Carolina.
Northern Beltway Winston-Salem is a proposed highway that will circle the city to the north, providing a route for the Future I-74 in the east and the Additional Routes of the Future I-274 in the west. The NCDOT plan for this project will begin after 2010.
In 2014, US 52 south I-40 will be signed as Spur Route I-285. The Winston-Salem Transportation Department also plans a US 311 freeway to extend north along the eastern side of the city to the I-40 Business by 2030, according to the Long-Term Plan.
Jalan raya utama di Winston-Salem termasuk NC 67 (Silas Creek Parkway & amp; Reynolda Road), NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway), US 158 (Stratford Road), University Parkway, Martin Luther King Jr Drive, North Point Boulevard, Robinhood Road , dan Hanes Mall Boulevard.
Penerbangan
Winston-Salem is served by the Piedmont Triad International Airport. The airport also serves many of the surrounding Piedmont Triad areas, including Greensboro and High Point; The authority administering the airport is governed by board members appointed by the three cities as well as their two territories, Guilford and Forsyth.
The smaller airport, known as Smith Reynolds Airport, is located within the city limits, in the northeastern center of the city. It is mainly used for general aviation and charter flights. Every year, Smith Reynolds Airport hosts air shows for the general public. The Smith Reynolds Airport is home to the Winston-Salem Civil Air Composite Squadron, also known as NC-082. Civil Water Patrol is a non-profit volunteer organization.
Rel
Amtrak runs the motorcoach, three times a day in every direction, between Winston-Salem and Amtrak stations at the nearby High Point. The bus leaves from the Winston-Salem Transportation Center, then stops at the Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) campus before proceeding to High Point. From High Point Station, motorists can climb the Crescent or Carolinian and Piedmont lines. These lines run directly to local North Carolina destinations as well as cities throughout the Southeast, as far west as New Orleans and as far north of New York City.
Famous people
Twin Cities
Winston-Salem has five twin cities, as defined by Sister Cities International:
- Ungheni, Moldova
- Kumasi, Ghana
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Shanghai, China
- Buchanan, Liberia
See also
- Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council
- Interstate 85 in North Carolina
- List of tallest buildings in Winston-Salem
- May 1989 tornado outbreak
- Piedmont Triad
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
References
Bibliography
External links
- Official website
- Winston-Salem travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Visit Winston-Salem
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Winston Salem Sister Cities
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