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Formed from the the town of Salem, settled in 1766 by the Moravian Church, and Winston, founded in 1849, the city of Winston-Salem was an industrial town that thrived on the production of tobacco products, furniture and textile manufacturing. In the mid-1800's it was designated as the county of seat of Forsyth County.

Winston-Salem is perhaps best known for Wake Forest University, Camel cigarettes (produced by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company), Wachovia Corporation (now located in Charlotte, NC) and Old Salem Historic District, a living history museum within the restored Moravian community of Salem.

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State of North Carolina
City of Winston-Salem
County of Forsyth
Town of Kernersville
Village of Clemmons
Town of Lewisville