Old Salem
On Friday we headed to Old Salem, a historical section of
Winston-Salem.
Salem was founded in 1766 by the Moravians – a Protestant group of people that began in what is now known as the
Czech Republic. The Moravians broke off from the Catholic Church even before Martin Luther. The community was made up of tradesmen and their apprentices. It was divided into “choirs”: married men, married women, single men, single women and children. Each group was represented by a colored ribbon. They were even buried in these choir groups.
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| Gunsmith Shop (is it just me, or does Dad look like Joe Paterno?) |
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| A rifle in the early stages. |
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| Cool fence. |
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| The tavern was located on the edge of town to keep strangers from mingling with the local people. |
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| Tavern Barn |
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| Fire Brigade |
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| Grandma's Feather Bed |
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| Baylie and the Moravian |
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| Kitchen |
Single Brother’s House (1769) - The choir for unmarried men,
the Single Brothers’ Choir lived together in this building. Across the square
was similar housing for the Single Sisters’ Choir. The Single Brothers lived,
worshipped and ate in this building. This is where they learned a trade. They
gardened, operated a bakery, a brewery, distillery, tannery and slaughterhouse.
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| This pump actually produced water! |
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| Tannenberg Organ 1798 |
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| Notice that the black and white keys are reversed. |
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| Wood carving shop (trying to get Dad to look at the camera long enough to take the picture is harder than you might think, see below). |
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| Mom and Dad with the sickle (the field is white…). |
Salem
College 1772 - Schools
for girls were rare in the early South. By 1788, families across the South were
asking if their daughters could come to Salem
to receive an education. The school still operates as an all-girl college and
is the 13th oldest college in the U.S.
Other Salem
scenes
Outhouse
Jalen checking out the outhouse.
Mom tracting.
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| God’s Acre – Moravian cemetery where people still choose to be buried by choir group rather than by family. |
African
Moravian Church
Mount Airy (Mayberry)
Next we headed to Mount Airy.
Home of the actor, Andy Griffith,
Mount
Airy served as the inspiration for the
town of
Mayberry
in The Andy Griffith Show. As we learned, everything in
Mount Airy
shuts down at 5:00 p.m. We got there at about 4:59.
We learned that the famous dish in
Mount Airy
is “pork chop” sandwich, not “pulled pork.” To be exact, “Pulled pork is
barbecue. Barbecue is not something ya do, it’s something ya’eat.” Mom and Dad
will have to go back for that one.
1 comment:
the organ at unlv has the keys reversed as well. It was because the ivory was so expensive. They used wooden keys and the sharps and flats were ivory. I think they are very pretty.
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