Cities

by Bowman, Charles H., Jr. Asheville by Charles H. Bowman Jr., 2006 See also: Biltmore House; Buncombe Turnpike; Grove Park Inn; Thomas Wolfe Memorial; University of North Carolina at Asheville; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gregory, Lisa. Asheville by Lisa Gregory Government & Heritage Library, 2010. See also: Pisgah National Forest; Biltmore House; Asheville (UNC Press) Asheville, whose namesake is North Carolina [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Latham, Bea. The adage that “the grass is always greener on the other side” can in some ways be applied to the exploration of unknown lands hundreds of years ago. Were it not for the curiosity of the initial [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Norris, David A. Bath by David A. Norris, 2006 See also: Bath (Tar Heel Junior Historian); Port Bath; Palmer-Marsh House; St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Bath became the first incorporated town in North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Bayon Temple tower wall with carved stone faces in profile at Angkor ThomThis view of Bayon Temple tower walls at Angkor Thom reveals two carved stone faces in profile. The one in foreground at left [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Barefoot, Daniel W. Calabash is a fishing and resort town situated on the Calabash River in southwestern Brunswick County. Dubbed the "Seafood Capital of the World" by a food editor of the New York Times, the small town [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hyman, Rebecca. Cary, N.C. by Rebecca Hyman Government & Heritage Library, 2010. 2010 estimated population = 136,203 (NC State Data Center) Settlers of English descent had lived in the area [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Charles Towne on the Cape Fear River was the first overseas effort to colonize the Carolinas after the 1663 Carolina grant from Charles II to the eight Lords Proprietors. As early as 1662, William [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cockrell, David L. Charlotte by David L. Cockrell, 2006 See also: Banking; Bank of America; Charlotte, Battle of; Levine Museum of the New South; Queens University of Charlotte; University of North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Underhill, Michelle Czaikowski, Gregory, Lisa. Charlotte is the county seat for Mecklenburg County. Originally home to Native Americans of the Catawba tribe, it was settled by European immigrants about 1750 and established in 1768. The city was [...] (from NCpedia.)

by . The picture below was taken from the Central Ave. bridge over Independence Blvd. After the American Revolution, Charlotte was consistently bustling city. During post-American Revolution Charlotte [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

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by Huggins, Kay Haire. The City Beautiful movement, a loosely connected grassroots organization devoted to urban renewal, was influential nationwide in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Reacting to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Durham by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 See also: American Tobacco Company; Duke Homestead; Duke University; North Carolina Central University; North Carolina Museum of Life and Science; North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Durham is the county seat of Durham County.  Originally, the land--through which a major Native American trading route passed--was inhabited by such tribes as the Occaneechi and Eno.  The [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Parker, Roy, Jr. Fayetteville by Roy Parker Jr., 2006 See also: Fayetteville State University; Fort Bragg; Museum of the Cape Fear; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Fayetteville is the county seat of Cumberland County.  It was authorized in 1783, renaming the already amalgamated towns of Campbellton and Cross Creek (or Upper and Lower Campbellton) for the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Greensboro by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 See also: Eastern Music Festival; Greensboro College; Greensboro Sit-Ins; Guilford Courthouse, Battle of; Jefferson-Pilot Corporation; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Snow, Helen, Cole, Tim. Guilford County’s establishment pre-dates that of Greensboro by nearly four decades (the county was constituted from parts of Rowan and Orange counties in 1771), and its early settlers were chiefly [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Moody, Monica. Halifax, located in Halifax County, was in colonial times an important political, social, and commercial center in northeastern North Carolina. The town of Halifax was chartered by the General [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Daniels, Dennis F. Haywood "The Loss of a Town" by Dennis F. Daniels Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2005. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History The [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by McCaslin, Richard B. High Point by Richard B. McCaslin, 2006 See also: Furniture; International Home Furnishings Market. High Point, in southwest Guilford County, is a center of the wood furniture [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Jacksonville is the county seat of Onslow County. It was authorized in 1842, but lack of action by the county commissioners prompted the General Assembly to abrogate the act and re-authorize the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Underhill, Michelle Czaikowski. Largest Cities in North Carolina Ten NC Cities with the largest estimated populations in 2011: 1. Charlotte (Mecklenburg county). 751,999 2. [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Lunk, Daniel. North Carolina cities, 1860 Map shows locations and sizes of North Carolina towns and cities with populations greater than 2,500 in [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Lunk, Daniel. North Carolina cities, 1880 Map shows locations and sizes of North Carolina towns and cities with populations greater than 2,500 in [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Lunk, Daniel. North Carolina cities, 1910 Map shows locations and sizes of North Carolina towns and cities with populations greater than 2,500 in [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . Percent urban population, 2000Percent of population of North Carolina counties living in urban areas, from the 2000 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Freeman, Margery. Poster showing face on stone tower of Bayon Temple at Angkor ThomThis poster promoting Cambodia shows a huge and serely smiling face carved on a stone tower of the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Hill, Michael. Princeville, an Edgecombe County town incorporated in 1885, originated in 1865 as a resettlement community for newly-emancipated enslaved people. At the close of the Civil War, when Union troops [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williford, Jo Ann. Raleigh by Jo Ann Williford, 2006 See also: Capitals, Colonial and State; Joel Lane House; Meredith College; North Carolina Museum of History; North Carolina Museum of Art; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Allen, Christy E., Hyman, Rebecca, Agan, Kelly. Less than 250 years ago, the bustling capital of North Carolina was nothing more than a forest of oak and hickory trees located near the Wake Cross Roads and the tavern of early entrepreneur Isaac [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Gregory, Lisa, Allen, Christy E. Raleigh: References and Additional Resources References and additional resources about Raleigh. View the main NCpedia entry about Raleigh. Online Resources :: Books :: Institutions to [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Norris, David A. Round towns are incorporated towns in which the boundaries are fixed at a certain distance from a central landmark, forming a circle. In North Carolina round towns first arose in the early nineteenth [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R., Lewis, Johanna Miller. Salem by Johanna Miller Lewis, 2006 Additional research provided by Alexander R. Stoesen. See also: Moravians; German Settlers Salem was officially established in 1772 as the main town [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by DiNome, William G. Settlement Patterns by William G. DiNome, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 See also: German Settlers; Great Wagon Road; Moravians; Scottish Settlers; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gavins, Raymond. Soul City by Raymond Gavins, 2006 Soul City, a small town located one mile off U.S. 1 between Warrenton and Manson in Warren County, is a symbol of black economic aspiration fueled by the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Turner, Walter R. The town of Spencer, located near Salisbury in Rowan County, was named for one of the nation’s railroad leaders, Samuel Spencer. A native of Georgia, Samuel became the first president of Southern [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . A. Union Square a beautiful eminence which com-mands a view of the town, and a fine prospect of the surround-ing country in the centre of this Square the State house will be placed. B. Four Groves of [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. Wilmington by Beverly Tetterton, 2006 See also: Azalea Festival; Filmmaking; Fort Fisher; North Carolina, USS; Ports and Harbors; Shipbuilding; Wilmington & Weldon Railroad; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rudersdorf, Amy, Hayden, Elizabeth. Wilmington by Elizabeth Hayden and Amy Rudersdorf Government & Heritage Library, 2010. See also: Wilmington (UNC Press) 2010 estimated population = 106,882 (NC State Data Center) In [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Hutcheson, John A., Jr. Winston-Salem by John A. Hutcheson Jr., 2006 See also: Moravians; R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Salem; Salem Academy and Salem College; Wachovia Corporation; Wake Forest University; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Winston-Salem is the county seat of Forsyth County.  It was formed in 1913 from the amalgamation of the towns of Winston (established 1849) and Salem (established 1766). Winston was named for [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)