Old Salem, NC - Walking Tour Of 1766 Moravian Settlement

[@RobinCall-l8e]

I remember going there in school and with my kids class trips..such a neat place

[@WritingArcadia]

In addition to being really good travel guides, you two seem to be really in love, and that is beautiful.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

What a sweet compliment! We appreciate that so much!

[@riverduck3]

Thank you for this awesome video showing Old Salem! The only "Salem" I've been to is New Salem since I grew up in Springfield, IL. I love learning the history of NC! Many of my family are from the Gastonia area, and so NC will always have a very special place in my heart 💙

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You are very welcome. Thank you so much for watching, and for commenting. We are glad you enjoyed it.

[@riverduck3]

@@NCMemoryMakers 💙

[@keithpaysour6742]

The Christmas festival that they do is really great. It is worth the admission.

[@luwonnaoakes6375]

Very much! Christmas tradition for us yearly.

[@susanr5967]

Really liked this video, as I love historical places. My brother and an old friend were both traveling “re-enactors” at historic sites around the US. They had lots of fun but worked hard too . I thought about doing that work also after retirement. Thanks for taking us all along “for the ride” and keep ‘em coming :)

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You are very welcome. So glad you watched the video, and took the time to let us know you enjoyed it. We appreciate that.

[@samsammy6210]

Very interesting area. Drove past many, many years ago. Btw on the hand pump should be able to prime the pump and it will work. But if you don’t have water to prime it, guess you won’t be coffee. We had a hand pump in the kitchen no running water. Mom kept cheese cloth wrapped around the spout area. Also after pumping you best have the handle all the way down to keep from having to prime. Still kept a can of water on the side for priming. Old places you bring to us are fantastic and works the memory and imagination. Thank y’all 😊

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@kathimeadows7869]

I have wanted to do this walk. Thanks for the preview. Great little town.

[@user-ru9wp4vs5m]

Hey there, New subscriber here just watched your last four videos in Winston Salem and loved them all, we live about 1 1/2 hours from there in Virginia and go there often for Dr appointments and shopping as we live in small Southwestern town with no stores except Walmart. But you both sound down to earth and we love watching KZbin and Restaurant reviews as we don’t get to go eat out much so we live through others. Keep up the good work. God Bless. ❤🙏🏻

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We so appreciate your kind comment. We are glad that you enjoyed our videos from Winston-Salem. Those are actually the first videos from Winston-Salem that we've ever done, and I'm glad that it's somewhere you are familiar with. Thank you for watching and for subscribing. Hope you continue to enjoy our content.

[@keitheverhart9556]

You were exactly right. Those metal things were for scraping mud off of your shoes.

[@welcome_Moscow_walks]

Thank you. It's a new town for me 🙂

[@larryfalls671]

To clean mud off shoes.

[@smokymountainman4964]

Derrick and Shawnasi, this looked like a very neat place. This is the kind of place that we like to go to. There are several towns in PA that were settled by Morvians they are beautiful towns, too. This reminds me of Colonial Williamsburg. The iron attachment on the front porch is for cleaning the mud off of your boots. Thanks for taking us yo this wonderful place. I didn't know about this place ay all. I really enjoyed this. Thanks, and God bless.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonspivey781]

Love the history and stories of older eras, never been to Winston Salem, loved your video and acquired knowledge of this town and it's history!! Thank You for sharing 😊 That street does remind me of St. George Street in St. Augustine, also !!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we enjoyed walking through there. Neither of us had been since we were in school. It was interesting. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimb5514]

Loved this place. Would like to visit sometime. There is a town here in PA. that was also founded by the Moravians. The thing on the porch was a bar to scrap shoes and boots off before going into the house. Loved the video😊

[@robinblocker9892]

At the visitor center where you go in, there had a tin of the best ginger snaps ever.

[@brianb.5473]

Thank you for all the Winston Salem videos. Derrick, yo got me to thinking about people born in the 1800s. So I did a check. A lady from Italy was born Nov 1899 and passed away in 2017. She was thought to be the last person born in the 1800s.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

That is very interesting. She was almost 118 years old. Thanks for the information!

[@amberbryant8141]

I remember when I was in school and my classmates trip to Old Salem love it. ❤ Always love history places 🫶🏻❤️

[@lindawiley878]

Absolutely loved this tour of old Salem North Carolina. So very interesting.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you for watching!

[@Phillip-yy4fr]

Thanks for another great video and taking the time to zoom in close on some of the signs and markers so I can stop the video long enough to read the history behind the objects you are filming.You are the best.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You're very welcome. Thank you for your kind words.

[@jewjewparkstravis3218]

I love old Salem

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, very nice

[@dpmart3275]

Pretty place i love the History Thanks again 🎉

[@dpmart3275]

All by the way that's a mud removal for the shoes 😂😂

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, that's kind of what she thought it was.

[@dpmart3275]

@@NCMemoryMakers I just had to say it again 😆 I knew what it was but when I seen just about everybody saying it I just had too 😂 I did enjoy the tour I will probably never get to go so thanks again

[@user-ff8nj8vt7p]

Those are boots scraper's to clean mud off so you don't track it in doors very beautiful place

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, that's correct. That's what she was thinking.

[@Ry.75]

We’re going there in November with my school

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Nice! Hope you have a wonderful time in Old Salem.

[@michaelpardue2400]

I love old Buildings

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, they are interesting and full of history.

[@keitheverhart9556]

The flat headstones are characteristic of Moravian graveyards.

[@jamesboswell760]

Interesting

[@cherisunshine]

The metal piece on the porch is a boot scraper.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

That's kind of what she was thinking.

[@janetmoss-s4o]

The metal thing at the front door? Boot scraper maybe?

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, that's what it is.

[@user-fu6jk7ok5l]

The metal piece on the porch was to scrape your shoes before going inside.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

That's correct

[@angelaefird596]

Sounds like spring.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, and it kind of felt like spring. Pretty mild day.

[@elvisloversrus6523]

Looks very much like Colonial Williamsburg in VA

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, very similar.

[@TimothyFrench]

Great video. I bet they would make more money if they charged $10 a person. Many people skip it due to the price. I went there as a kid as well and remember the ceilings being very low in some buildings.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we honestly thought $30 a person was a bit steep. I'm just not willing to pay that. Not for the number of buildings that you are allowed to go in.

[@robinblocker9892]

That thing on the porch is a shoe scraper, so you don't bring mud in.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

That is correct.

[@robinblocker9892]

@@NCMemoryMakers I saw later in the video yall said it.