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Winston-Salem (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 05 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.0833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 080 14 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -80.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located N central N Carolina; Salem was founded by Moravians & numerous restored buildings form Old Salem; tobacco dominates economy & city is world's largest producer of tobacco products; forms tri-city industrial area with Greensboro & High Point. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Salem (founded 1766, incorporated 1856) & Winston (founded 1849, incorporated 1859) consolidated in 1913 as Winston-Salem |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for beer, rubber, leather & petroleum |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for tobacco products (especially cigarettes), electrical equipment, furniture, hosiery, clothing, textiles & dairy products |
| trade center (C) |
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especially for tobacco |
| agricultural center (C) |
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especially for tobacco |
| educational center (C) |
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for Salem College (1772), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University & Forsyth Technical Institute |
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