The Moravians purchased nearly 100,000 of Land in North Carolina from the Earl of Granville in 1753. This tract was named "die Wachau" to honor the estates of Count Zinzendorf, the leader of the international Moravian Church. The name was anglicized to Wachovia.
In 1849 the Salem Congregation sold land to the newly formed Forsyth County to build the county seat called Winston. In 1913 the village of Salem officially merged with the city of Winston to form modern Winston-Salem.
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