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Piedmont (North Carolina)

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Destinations in Piedmont (North Carolina)

Piedmont is the central flat region in North Carolina.

Regions

Cities

Cary - A fast-growing city situated between the Research Triangle Park and Raleigh. Home to SAS the largest private software company in the world.
Chapel Hill - Home of the Carolina Tar Heels.
Charlotte - The Carolinas' largest city and the center of commerce and culture in the Piedmont.
Concord - Home of Lowe's Motor Speedway, host to three major NASCAR races; Concord Mills, the state's #1 tourist destination; a lovely historic district; and many cultural attractions.
Durham - Famous for Duke University and tobacco connections.
Greensboro - One of the largest cities in the state, located near the northern center.
High Point - "Furniture Capital of the World" and home of North Carolina's Shakespeare Festival.
Kannapolis - Historic mill town now home to the NC Research Campus. Local attractions include the Gem Theater (built 1938); Cannon Village; and the Village Park, host to many concerts and festivals throughout the year.
Raleigh - North Carolina's capital city and the location of many of the state's cultural institutions.
Winston-Salem - Mid-sized city, home of a famous Moravian settlement.

Towns

Asheboro - A small city, mostly known as the home of the North Carolina Zoological Park.
Fuquay-Varina - Suburb of RAleigh-Duraham.
Union Grove - Home of the Ole Time Fiddlers and Bluegrass Festival.
Harrisburg - Historic town founded in 1765, home to Harrisburg Town Center, a lovely shopping district surrounding the new Town Hall and public commons.
Hillsborough - historic town known for its arts and music festivals.
Midland - A historic railroad town founded in 1913, home to Reed Gold Mine, site of the first documented gold find in the United States.
Mount Pleasant - Home to Gold Hill, a mid-1850s gold rush town, the Eastern Cabarrus Historic Museum and the Mount Pleasant Collegiate Historic District.
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Other destinations

Culture and History

The Piedmont is, in more ways than one, a transitional zone. It is located in between the Deep South (the Hollywood version of Southern culture) and the Mid-Atlantic coastline. It also represents a gradual transition from the Appalachian mountain range toward the coastal area. Therefore it seems rather "in-the-middle" culturally and politically. Standard rules of Southern culture -- pronounced etiquette, slower speech patterns, relatively conservative social standards -- are present, but not nearly as overbearing for visitors as one might expect to find in other areas.

Due to the strong banking industry, mild climate, and natural resources, it has become a desirable destination for companies and families to relocate from the Northeast and Midwest.

Talk

English is standard in almost all areas. Some districts have become bilingual due to the recent influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants; these areas tend to be clustered around the urban centers. It is very difficult to get along outside the urban areas without conversational English skills.

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