Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

===Merger of Winston-Salem===
[[File:Winston-Salem 1891.jpg|thumb|left|Winston-Salem, 1891]]
Robert Gray, as a featured speaker at the 1876 centennial celebration, was the first to mention the two towns as one. In the 1880s, the US Post Office began referring to the two towns together as Winston-Salem. In 1899, after nearly a decade of contention, the [[United States Post Office Department]] established the Winston-Salem post office in Winston, with the former Salem office serving as a branch. After a referendum the towns were officially incorporated as "Winston-Salem" in 1913.

The [[R. J. Reynolds|Reynolds family]], namesake of the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]], played a large role in the history and public life of Winston-Salem. By the 1940s, 60% of Winston-Salem workers worked either for Reynolds or in the Hanes textile factories.<ref name="winston-salem">{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQTmb8DBvIMC
|publisher=John F. Blair, publisher
|year=1994|pages=110–11, 183
|title=Winston-Salem: A History |first=Frank |last=Tursi
|isbn=978-0-89587-115-2}}</ref> The Reynolds company imported so much French cigarette paper and Turkish tobacco for [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel cigarettes]] that Winston-Salem was designated by the United States federal government as an official port of entry for the United States, despite the city being {{convert|200|mi|km}} inland.<ref name="winston-salem" /> Winston-Salem was the eighth-largest port of entry in the United States by 1916.<ref name="winston-salem" /> In 1917, the Reynolds company bought {{convert|84|acre|m2}} of property in Winston-Salem and built 180 houses that it sold at cost to workers, to form a development called "[[Reynoldstown Historic District (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)|Reynoldstown]]".<ref name="winston-salem" /> By the time [[R.J. Reynolds]] died in 1918, his company owned 121 buildings in Winston-Salem.<ref name="winston-salem" />

In 1920, with a population of 48,395, Winston-Salem was the largest city in [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/NC/Forsyth_County/Winston-Salem_City/Washington_Park_Historic_District.html|title=Washington Park Historic District|website=Livingplaces.com|access-date=2014-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_c86ef7a8-b77d-11e2-b9c9-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Merger of Winston, Salem allowed seeds of industry to sprout|work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|date=2013-05-08|access-date=2014-05-29}}</ref><ref name="Wellman">{{cite book|publisher=Historic Winston|year=1976|volume=8|page=5|title=Winston-Salem in History |first1=Manly Wade|first2=Larry Edward|last1=Wellman|last2=Tise}}</ref>

In 1929, the [[Reynolds Building]] was completed in Winston-Salem. Designed by [[William F. Lamb]] from the architectural firm [[Shreve, Lamb and Harmon]], the Reynolds Building is a {{convert|314|ft|m|adj=on}} skyscraper that has 21 floors.<ref name="emporis">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=reynoldsbuilding-winstonsalem-nc-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220090805/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=reynoldsbuilding-winstonsalem-nc-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 20, 2007|title=Reynolds Building|website=Emporis.com|access-date=2008-07-10}}</ref><ref name="nominated">{{cite news|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/panel-oks-nomination-of-rjr-building-for-registry/article_fdb9f50e-3faf-52a5-afb0-95518d803e1f.html|title=Panel OKs nomination of RJR building for register |last=Craver|first=Richard|work=Winston-Salem Journal|date=2014-05-08|access-date=2014-05-09}}</ref> When completed as the headquarters of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was the tallest building in the United States south of [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and it was named the best building of the year by the [[American Institute of Architects]].<ref name="sale">{{cite news|url=http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/home-of-rjr-on-the-market/news/|title=Home of RJR on the market|work=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|last=Craver|first=Richard|date=2009-11-23|access-date=2009-11-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091125102727/http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/home-of-rjr-on-the-market/news/|archive-date=2009-11-25}}</ref> The building is well known for being the predecessor and prototype for the much larger [[Empire State Building]], which was built in 1931 in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/construction/construction-buildings/167637-1.html |title=Reynolds Building|website=Allbusiness.com|access-date=2008-09-18}}</ref>

In 1892, [[Simon Green Atkins]] founded Slater Industrial Academy, which later became [[Winston-Salem State University]], a public [[HBCU]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/winston-salem-state-university/ |title=Winston-Salem State University|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=North Carolina History Project|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> In 1956, Wake Forest College, now known as [[Wake Forest University]], moved to Winston-Salem from its original location in [[Wake Forest, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/wake-forest-university/|title=Wake Forest University|last=Williams|first=Shane|date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=North Carolina History Project|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

Winston-Salem was officially dubbed the "City of Arts and Innovation" in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/it-s-official-city-of-arts-and-innovation/article_d5f82778-40ac-5324-be83-af8616f2af49.html|title=It's official: 'City of Arts and Innovation'|last=Journal|first=Wesley Young/Winston-Salem|website=Winston-Salem Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref>