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African American School near Salem

African American School near Salem

The first school for African Americans in Forsyth County was built near Salem in 1867. The school was located on Moravian lands south of Salem Creek near the Great Plank Road and the current Happy Hill community.

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created
c. 1870
creator
Unknown
description
The first school for African Americans in Forsyth County was built near Salem in 1867. The school was located on Moravian lands south of Salem Creek near the Great Plank Road and the current Happy Hill community.
hasFormat
Glass Plate Negative
hasVersion
4020.556
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00034.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00034-th.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/17502
isPartOf
Pilot Project
isReferencedBy
ols_hp1_34
publisher
Old Salem Digtial Forsyth
rights
These images are protected by copyright restrictions. Please contact the owning library (Old Salem Digtial Forsyth) for more information.
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
African American School near Salem
issued
2008-11-14T16:39:25Z
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