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A Visit to Old Salem
Use the website oldsalem.org to research and answer questions 1-26.
1. The Town of Salem was founded in year?
2. Who founded the Town?
3. Where in the US did this group of
missionaries first establish a settlement?
4. Historians today are able to provide in
depth information about the Moravians and
life at Salem. How is this?
5. Why is Salem known as a “trades town”?
6. The gateway that connects the Visitor
Center to Old Salem is known as the “Heritage
Bridge”. Why do you think it has this name?
7. In 1799, who was selected as the town’s
new baker?
8. Where does the current bakery name,
Winkler Bakery come from?
9. What type of oven is typical in Salem and
what natural resource is used to heat the
oven?
10. Which building was originally constructed
of wood, but burned to the ground?
11. What part of the building remained from
the original 1755 building before it was
rebuilt?
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12. Who was Salem Tavern’s most famous
visitor? What year did he stay at the Tavern?
13. During this visitor’s two-night stay, list the
3 things he did in Salem.
14. The T. Bagge Merchant building isn’t what
it seems. It appears to be built of cut stone.
What material is it constructed from and how
to do they get the cut stone look?
15. What private institution shares the
Historic District of Old Salem?
16. Who can attend this institution today and
how has it changed since it began in 1772?
17. What was one way the Moravians
cooked?
18. Why was seasonal cooking important in
colonial times?
19. Where were many of the food items held
in colonial times?
20. What was done in a beehive oven
generally located away from the house in the
swept yard?
21. Colonialists wrote in this to keep their
ideas about meals enjoyed, or daily household
activities such as preserving?
22. Where will you see cooking being done at
Old Salem?
23. Where is baking done? Where is
Christmas baking done?
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24. What was removed from Home Moravian
Church in 1910?
25. Who was the organ builder that was a
German-speaking immigrant who lived most
of his life in the small Moravian town of Lititz,
Pennsylvania?
26. What year was the first organ built by the
German-speaking immigrant for Salem?
A North Carolina famous treat….
27. What North Carolina food item started
from a rented building in Historic Old Salem?
28. Where was the doughnut shop originally
located in Old Salem?
Colonial Day Reflection:
“Would I have wanted to live in Colonial times or do I think life is better today?” Why?
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