Historical Marker
The African American Graveyard
Historical marker location:
913 S Church St, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
( Marker is on South Church Street just north of Race Street, on the right when traveling north.)
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.