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riving in downtown High Point, a visitor can’t miss the World’s Largest Chest of Drawers – a four-story replica of an 18th Century dresser. That’s the first clue that High Point either has a giant lurking about, or it’s a furniture-making and marketing town.
Appropriately named in 1859 for the highest point on the North Carolina Railroad between Charlotte and Goldsboro, High Point is recognized as the “Home Furnishings Capital of the World”tm.
With the brand-name furniture manufacturing companies such as Thomasville, Lexington and Bob Timberlake surrounding the town, High Point became an early hub of industry and commerce.
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he High Point Market, held twice a year, draws thousands of people from all over the world and is the largest event of its kind. Hint: For dedicated shoppers, High Point features more than 55 discounted retail furniture stores and outlets.
Off the beaten path, visitors can find many unique and sometimes intriguing attractions. The Angela Peterson Doll & Miniature Museum has more than 2,500 antique and collectible dolls on display– as well as 130 Shirley Temple dolls!
At the Piedmont Environmental Center, visitors can enjoy 376 acres of hiking trails and walk on a full relief map of North Carolina complete with flowing rivers, cities and highways. A statue honoring John Coltrane, one of High Point’s most acclaimed citizens, has a permanent home downtown. The High Point Museum and Historical Park offers hands-on activities for tours as well as special, members-only events and exhibits. It offers a peek into what life was like in High Point from its early days as a backcountry community to its present international status.
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High Point also is home to the 2004 American Idol, Fantasia Barrino, and has a very active arts scene, according to Charlotte Young, director of the High Point Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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In addition to the N.C. Shakespeare Festival, now in its 29th year, and the High Point Community Theater, there’s the Fine Arts Guild and Day in the Park festival.
Charlie Greene, formerly of New Jersey, said it well: “I’m not originally from High Point, but like many others, I got here as quickly as I could.”
The Triad
Greensboro ~ High Point ~ Winston-Salem
The transformation of the Piedmont Triad's economy is happening even as we
speak, as high-tech and service companies move in to take over the status
formerly held by manufacturing industries.
Of course, High Point remains the
"Furniture Capital of the World" and Sara
Lee, the branded apparel manufacturer, remains the second-largest employer
in the area, so don¹t count out manufacturing just yet.
Within 30 miles of one another in the Piedmont section of North Carolina,
the towns of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point help form the Piedmont
Triad region. The Blue Ridge Mountains are two hours to the west and the
beaches four hours to the east.
You'll find 12 of North Carolina's most exciting museums, 13 institutions of
higher learning, 50 golf courses, 300 tennis courts, 430 parks, many nature
and horseback riding trails and a National Military Park.
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Charles Heatherly, is a former North Carolina Director of
Tourism, retired N.C. Deputy State Treasurer, freelance writer, and author.
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