Amenities
- Handicap Accessible
- Parking: Motorcoach rv
- Tours: Self guided
Location
Salem College 601 S. Church Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
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In 1766, 16 brave young women came from Bethlehem, Penn., to their new home in the wilds of North Carolina. These Single Sisters, unmarried women of the Moravian community, later established their own house in the village of Salem. They moved into their new home on April 1786, 20 years after that 500-mile trek. The structure sheltered dedicated teachers and female students who were eager to learn mathematics, science and geography, along with the arts of music, drawing and needlework. The Single Sisters operated the school for many years as one of their successful entrepreneurial enterprises, a lasting reminder of the value of equal education and opportunity for women.
This is the oldest building on a college campus in North Carolina, and the longest standing building in the United States continuously associated with the education of girls and women.
Salem College 601 S. Church Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101