Moving Companies High Point, NC

High Point, North Carolina

High Point is a diverse, dynamic communities strategically located at the center of North Carolina’s urban crescent, midway between Raleigh and Charlotte. Those moving to High Point will discover one of the most livable, safe and prosperous community in the country.

History:
Settled before 1750, High Point was incorporated in 1859. Since its incorporation, High Point has been an ambitious city. Whether rallying around Union carpetbaggers in the 1870s and textile barons in the 1910s, or planning public parks in the 1930s, the city has always been forward looking in its prospects. City historians such as J. J. Farriss, Stephen C. Clark, Frank Sizemore, and Holt McPherson have proudly documented the city’s past as if writing a user’s guide for building a model city. Memorialized in numerous successful businesses and family fortunes, this ambition also is recorded in the city’s architecture. Reflecting the city’s growth and influence is an architectural inventory increasingly representative of High Point's civic pride and cultural sophistication. Since early settlement, hotels and merchant-houses presented fashionable façades to visitors and discerning shoppers. Later, wealthy industrialists had ambitious houses and churches erected in popular styles that illustrated the growing town's sense of style. Finally, civic projects such as schools and public works were built in increasingly popular and modern designs in a way that spoke to High Point's progressive spirit and quickening pace. By the middle of the twentieth century, High Point had assembled an impressive collection of architecture representing nearly every popular style since the city was founded, some designed by nationally recognized architects and planners. Within the 21st century, increasing influence has been found in the city's institutions of higher education. Established in 1924, High Point University is a liberal arts institution with approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 52 countries and 36 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem.

Economy:
The city is situated at the intersection of four interstates and a number of major highways. The cities’ Mid-Atlantic location – within 650 miles of more than half of the U.S. population and most major markets – is paramount to our role as an East Coast manufacturing center and hub for logistics and transportation operations. The magnitude of the region’s furniture industry is remarkable, with an annual impact of more than $8.25 billion and more than 69,000 local jobs. New industries that are thriving in the area include aviation, advanced manufacturing and materials, life sciences, and technology services. The city’s young, educated workforce is our strongest asset, supported by a wealth of higher education opportunities at area colleges and universities and focused training at Guilford Technical Community College. The Piedmont Triad region is home to more than 170 foreign-owned firms. The U.S. Department of Commerce maintains a local export office, there is a U.S. Customs Service Port of Entry office at PTIA, and Foreign Trade Zone 230 provides companies a wide variety of import/export benefits. High Point’s International Home Furnishings Market is the largest home furnishings trade show in the world, with an annual impact of $1.14 billion. The High Point Market brings approximately 14,000 foreign visitors representing 110 countries to the region each year. 

Tourism:
Begin your exploration of the city by gather your family and friends for an adventure of a lifetime on the amazing NC zip lines. At Kersey Valley Zip Line you will experience one of the only closed-course zip line rides ever built that is themed in aviation. You will pass through massive Sky Towers representing airports city codes across the country and around the world. Your feet will never touch the ground once airborne. Next, check out the Maize Adventure, this ten-acre, cornfield maize offers miles of twisting, turning pathways for you to explore. Then, check out the Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point. One of the south’s largest doll and miniature museums, featuring more than 2,700 dolls, miniature displays, dollhouses and unusual artifacts from around the world. Finally, Historic Castle Mcculloch Gold Mill is a 19th century Cornish castle built as gold refinery, restored as a catering and banquet hall. Offering a Victorian pavilion setting, this historic site is the perfect place to spend a relaxing afternoon or a dinner for two.

Colleges/Universities:

• John Wesley College
• High Point University
• ITT Technical Institute

Interesting Facts:

• The NC Zoological Park, the nation’s largest natural-habitat zoo, is a quick drive away in Asheboro, North Carolina.
• High Point has earned its nicknames as “North Carolina’s International City” and “Home Furnishings Capital of the World” with more than 70 internationally headquartered companies.

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