Winston-Salem's Historic Salem Cemetery

by Molly Grogan Rawls

Overview

In the shadow of Winston-Salem's tall buildings and within hearing distance of highways and railroad yards, Salem Cemetery exudes calmness and serenity throughout its rolling landscape. The hills and ravines that comprise its terrain made it an unlikely location for a cemetery. Since it was chartered in 1857, Salem Cemetery reflects the personal taste and imagination of individuals who designed their family plots, vaults, and markers. A walk along the winding paths, noting names on markers and vaults, is a walk through the city's history, recalling the people who lived, labored, and loved here. The story of the people who find eternal rest in Salem Cemetery is the story of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439655412
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/21/2016
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	809,752
File size:	68 MB
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About the Author

Author Molly Grogan Rawls is a second-generation Winston-Salem native and works as the photograph collection librarian at the Forsyth County Public Library. Using images from the library's archival photograph collection and her personal photographs, she constructs a visual tribute to this historic and sacred site. She is also the author of Postcard History Series: Winston-Salem in Vintage Postcards and Old Salem and Salem College, Images of America: Winston-Salem: From the collection of Frank B. Jones Jr., and Then & Now: Winston-Salem.