Salem Town Hall

Historical marker location:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Liberty Street and Cemetery Street, on the left on South Liberty Street.)

Marker installed: 2006

North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, in the early 1800s. The town of Charlotte was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England.