North Carolina School of the Arts

North Carolina School of the Arts is a North Carolina historical marker in Forsyth County, dedicated 1985.

South Main Street in Winston-Salem

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Est. 1963; opened 1965. First state-supported school for performing arts in U.S. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1971.

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1776 · Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. (Northern Section) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · State of North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1818 · North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1950 · Winston-Salem East, North Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
am004336 (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)

Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. (Northern Section), 1776, covering the location of North Carolina School of the Arts, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. (Northern Section), 1776, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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North Carolina School of the Arts

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