Greensboro SkylineGreensboro
Is the Major Center of the Triad
Greensboro was settled in the 18th Century by the Quakers. It is near a Revolutionary War Battle at the Guilford Courthouse. After the battle the British withdrew, and the courthouse was moved to Greensboro. The city is named for Major General Nathanael Greene and currently has a population of about 300,000.
The cities of Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem make up an area of the Piedmont known at the Triad. The airport is known as the Piedmont-Triad Airport, and the area includes two aircraft manufacturers.
Cary. There was No There There.
For decades, the Town of Cary was just considered a suburb of Raleigh. It is in Wake County between Morrisville and Apex, but two corners reach into Durham and Chatham Counties. Cary High School was the first publicly funded school in the state in 1907. Now a city of 180,000 people, it has grown to stand on its own. In 1960, the population was only 3,356, which shows the explosive growth in recent years. The downtown area now has a regional library, churches, hotel, shops, bars & restaurants, an Amtrak station, Town Hall, and Arts Center. The new Downtown Park caps off the 20 parks in the town.
Lake Junaluska North Carolina
Prior to the removal of the Indians in 1839, the Lake Junaluska area was part of the homeland of the Cherokee Indians. The 200-acre man-made lake is surrounded by private homes and the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center of the United Methodist Church.