Winston-Salem

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The North Carolina city of Winston-Salem is situated in the Piedmont Triad, that is an economic region that includes the cities of High Point and Greensboro. Winston-Salem serves as the seat of Forsyth County. Situated approximately 100 miles west of the state capital, the city of Raleigh, the city of Winston-Salem sits approximately 80 miles northeast of Charlotte. Winston-Salem is serviced by U.S. Routes 52 and 421, Interstate I-40 and State Highway 8.

The town of Salem was founded during 1766, first serving as a congregational place for the Moravian church. The town rapidly grew into a hub for entrepreneurial activity and trading. The nearby Winston town was founded in 1849 and named in tribute to Joseph Winston, a local Revolutionary War hero. Both Winston and Salem became prominent centers in the newly created Forsyth County, with booming ventures within the furniture, textile and tobacco markets. By the latter part of the 1850s, the two towns were connected to form Winston-Salem. Among the globe's largest tobacco companies, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, began within the city of Winston-Salem during the year 1874. Ever since that time, the Reynolds family has played an important part within the city's development. In the early 20th century, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts started its very first store within Winston-Salem and Piedmont Airlines established headquarters there.

Medical research is presently a prominent industry within Winston-Salem. The city's largest employer is Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Other business headquarters located within the city of Winston-Salem consist of Branch banking and Trust Company, TW Garner Food Company, Reynolda manufacturing Solutions, Hanes Brands Inc., Southern Community Bank, ISP Sports and Lowes Foods Stores. The city is part of the Piedmont Triad Research Park where several biomedical and information technology research and development facilities are situated. Banking and finance are vital to economy of Winston-Salem City too.

The city of Winston-Salem has some post-secondary institutions, comprising Winston-Salem University, Salem College and Wake Forrest University.

The city of Winston-Salem is notable for establishing the vary first local arts council in the country in 1949. For that reason, and because of the number of attractions related to art, it is referred to as "City of the Arts." The city of Winston-Salem is home to Twin City Stage, Winston-Salem Theater Alliance, the Piedmont Opera Theater, the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Stevens Center for the Performing Arts, the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Art lovers could go to several galleries in the city's art district at Trade and Sixth streets. Each and every year, numerous visitors visit for the numerous excellent film and performance festivals, such as the heavy rebel Weekender Music Festival, the national Black Theater Festival, the Reynolda Film festival, the RiverRun International Film Festival and the Revolve Film and Music festival. The city's music scene is enlivened by its various music traditions and the presence of a grassroots art organization, the Carolina Music Ways. The Werehouse is really the best place to check out the 'Indie' music and art scenes.