How This City Got Its Name
The article explains how High Point earned its name in 1849 after civil engineers stayed in the area near the railroad survey. It notes the city’s elevation as higher than nearby points, the 1859 charter, and mentions the climate and global recognition of High Point furniture in Europe and Asia.
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High Point
City
Charlotte
Goldsboro
United States
Chapel Hill
R. W. Winston
North Carolina
China
Egypt
Europe
Saloonkeeper’s 18 Hours Sparked High Point Whisky Ban
A late 1850s charter story explains why High Point never allowed liquor. A saloon opened in a shack but was shut after 18 hours of townwide revelry. The charter clause forbidding sale of whiskey remains unchanged, with no record of the saloonkeeper’s name.
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High Point
North Carolina
Highpoint
Citys new government elected in four ward vote
Carter Dalton helped pass a bill allowing voters to elect a mayor and four councilmen as the charter expired. A councilman from each ward and a mayor were chosen, and the new city officials are now in office. The piece asks about tobacco as the money crop and whether High Point appreciates the change.
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Carter Dalton
General Assembly
Good Roads Beginnings Mark North Carolina Growth
The article traces early North Carolina road history starting in High Point with 1845 sawmills and the plank road from Salem to Fayetteville. It notes the 1849 Central Carolina railroad start, 1855 Jamestown to High Point completion, and the shift from plank to macadam and concrete asphalt roads across Guilford County, forecasting future expansion.
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High Point
North Carolina
Willam Welch
Fayetteville
Cumberland
Salem
Forsyth County
J. Harper Johnson
Guilford County
Greensboro
Morehead
Greenshoro
Central Carolina Railroad
Southern
Jamestown
Charlotte
Goldsboro
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Davenport
Dini
Rockers
Klingman Building
Grand Rapids
Tomlinson
Mfg. Co
High Point, North Carolina
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