In 1868, work began by Salem and Winston business leaders to connect the town to the North Carolina Railroad. For its first two decades, Winston was a sleepy county town. The new town was called "the county town" or Salem until 1851 when it was named Winston for a local hero of the Revolutionary War, Joseph Winston. In 1849, the Salem congregation sold land north of Salem to the newly formed Forsyth County for a county seat. This service, sponsored by all the Moravian church parishes in the city, attracts thousands of worshipers each year. Salem Square and "God's Acre", the Moravian Graveyard, since 1772 are the site each Easter morning of the world-famous Moravian sunrise service. Salem was incorporated as a town in December 1856. Many of the original buildings in the settlement have been restored or rebuilt and are now part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens. This practice had ended by the American Civil War. For many years only members of the Moravian Church were permitted to live in the settlement. These included the church, a Brethren's House and a Sisters' House for the unmarried members of the Congregation, which owned all the property in town. Salem was a typical Moravian settlement congregation with the public buildings of the congregation grouped around a central square, today Salem Square. On January 6, 1766, the first tree was felled for the building of Salem. The town established on the chosen site was given the name of Salem (from "Shalom" meaning "Peace",after the Canaanite city mentioned in the Book of Genesis) chosen for it by the Moravians' late patron, Count Zinzendorf. In April 2021, a study from Lendingtree's Magnify Money blog ranked Winston-Salem as the second-best tech market for women. 46 out of 150 cities on the "Best Places to Live" list from U.S. Winston-Salem is also home to six colleges and institutions, most notably Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, which ranks as one of the best film schools in America. Many natives of the city and North Carolina refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "the Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R.J. The metro area covers over 2,000 square miles and spans over the five counties of Forsyth, Davidson, Stokes, Davie, and Yadkin. The population of the Winston-Salem metropolitan area in 2020 was 679,948. The region was separated into two major metropolitan areas of Winston-Salem and Greensboro-High Point. In 2003, the Greensboro- Winston-Salem-High Point metropolitan statistical area was redefined by the OMB. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly known as the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. With a metropolitan population of 679,948 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. In 2020, the population was 249,545, making it the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, the third largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 89th most populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.
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