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SPRING 2023 EXHIBTION | 1969: Reflection & Reimagination

We are thrilled to announce that the Wake Forest Historical Museum will host a selection of works from Wake Forest University’s Mark H. Reece Collection of Student-Acquired Contemporary Art. The exhibition will run through June 2022.

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Founding of Wake Forest

July 17, 2013August 4, 2013 wakeforestmuseum 2 comments

In early 19th century North Carolina, an area in Wake County north of Raleigh that was known for its forest of fine hardwood trees was called […]

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  • Old Campus History

History of the Grounds

July 17, 2013July 21, 2013 wakeforestmuseum No comments

The College’s four-acre “playing grounds” have undergone several changes over the years. Following the Civil War members of the baseball team played their games in the […]

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  • Museum, Gardens, and Grounds

The Move to Winston-Salem

July 17, 2013November 13, 2020 wakeforestmuseum No comments

Wake Forest College moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the spring of 1956. Along with the people, books, and furniture, a vibrant history of personalities, events, […]

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  • Old Campus History
  • Wake Forest History

The New Campus

July 17, 2013July 25, 2013 wakeforestmuseum No comments

Land on Reynolda, the estate of tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, was given to the College by the Reynolds family for the new campus. Designed by […]

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  • Old Campus History

The Wake Forest Spirit

July 17, 2013November 13, 2020 wakeforestmuseum 2 comments

Even during its first year on the Jones plantation when the students were living in the cabins of former enslaved workers and attending classes in the […]

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  • Old Campus History
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Wake Forest, NC 27587
 

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