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Location | : | Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, USA |
Coordinate | : | 36.1552696, -80.3105927 |
Description | : | During the fever epidemic of 1759 the Moravians laid out the Strangers Graveyard for non-Moravians living at the nearby mill fort, using the traditional Moravian custom of facing the graveyard east, divided into four sections, with women to the north, men to the south, and girls located under women and boys under men. After the Bethabara God's Acre, this is the second oldest graveyard in Forsyth County. In 1769 the Moravians turned the graveyard over to the Dobbs Parish for administration and record keeping. The smaller 1759 graveyard contains all burials before 1759, as well as a number after 1769 until... Read More |
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Where is Strangers Graveyard?
Strangers Graveyard is located at Midkiff Rd Winston-Salem, Forsyth County ,North Carolina ,USA.
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Where are the coordinates of the Strangers Graveyard?
Latitude: 36.1552696
Longitude: -80.3105927
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