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Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. [6] At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most-populous city in North Carolina, and the 91st-most-populous city in the United States. [7]
The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate. [3] In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the Mohawk Valley and a station named Marcola was established near the post office. [3]
Chinatown was an area roughly bounded by Northeast Ferry, Liberty, State and High streets, in Salem, Oregon, United States, in which a high concentration of Chinese residents lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Interstate 5 is the second-longest freeway in Oregon, at 308 miles (496 km), and is the only Interstate to traverse the state from north to south. [4] The highway connects several of the state's largest metropolitan areas, which lie in the Rogue and Willamette valleys, [5] and passes through counties with approximately 81 percent of Oregon's population. [6]
The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk. [2] The principal city is Salem, the state capital, which has a population of 175,535. [3] The Salem MSA had a population of 433,353 at the 2020 census. [4]
The Lansing neighborhood contains two Salem-Keizer Public Schools: Washington Elementary School located at 3165 Lansing Avenue NE, and Waldo Middle School located at 2805 Lansing Avenue NE. Lansing Area Neighbors and Community Partners are currently holding Partnership Meetings on the second Thursday of each month from 10 to 11:00 am at La ...
A railroad bridge was built across the river for the Oregon Electric Railway beginning in 1906. [7] The bridge was completed the next year and service from Wilsonville south to Salem began in 1908. [7] A new Methodist church was built in the community in 1910, which was used until 1988 and is still standing. [12]
The building was the first public elementary school in Salem which was built out of brick; at the time of construction, only six other schools existed in Salem, and all of them were made of wood. Two days before the March 1909 bond measure, fire threatened the lives of 550 students at another East Salem school.