Piedmont Triad

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Greensboro

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Greensboro is a city of almost 300,000 people in North Carolina. It is named after Nathanael Greene, a Patriot general who fought a battle here during the Revolutionary War.

Winston-Salem

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Winston-Salem is a city in North Carolina. It has an approximate population of 251,000. Winston-Salem is one of three cities that make up the Piedmont Triad; the others are Greensboro and High Point.

High Point

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High Point is part of the Piedmont Triad in North Carolina, along with Greensboro and Winston-Salem. High Point is often referred to as the furniture capital of the world due not only to the large number of furniture manufactures in the area, but also because of the International Home Furnishings Markets held each spring and fall.

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Lexington

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Lexington, North Carolina, is the self-proclaimed "Barbecue Capital of the World". Besides its famous barbecue, celebrated at the annual Lexington Barbecue Festival in October, Lexington is also distinctive for all the statues of pigs it has downtown.

Thomasville

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Thomasville is a city in North Carolina. Thomasville at one time was a major industrial city, housing numerous furniture-manufacturing plants for Thomasville Furniture Industries.

Burlington

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Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located, and is a part of the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.

Asheboro

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Asheboro is a town in North Carolina, and is the seat of Randolph County, a rural area south of Greensboro. It is known primarily as the home of the North Carolina Zoo, and also contains a few other attractions.

Reidsville

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Reidsville is a city of 14,000 people near Greensboro, North Carolina. Reidsville offers two public lakes for recreation, trails, greenways, parks, historic homes, and a farmer's market.

Mount Airy

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Mount Airy is in North Carolina, famous as the home of actor Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the town of Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show.

Pilot Mountain

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In a distant corner of North Carolina's Piedmont is an unusual mountaintop that has been used as a navigation aid since time immemorial. Named Pilot Mountain, the peak is now the main feature of a state park, and gives its name to a nearby town.

Seagrove

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Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seagrove had a population of 235. It was named after a railroad official when the area was connected by rail.

Hanging Rock State Park

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Hanging Rock State Park is a 9,011-acre North Carolina state park in Stokes County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is 30 miles north of Winston-Salem and is located approximately 2 miles from Danbury in Stokes County.

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