You might say that this is the heart of North Carolina. Settled by kind
and gentle people, such as Moravians and Quakers, the region evolved
into
the source of North Carolina's refinement.
Here are the unrivaled sources of the state's furniture, cigarettes, shortbread and barbecue. Here, too, are the finest living history museums, performing arts school and ceramic crafts. And behind them all are the kindhearted communities that gave rise to the image of television's Mayberry.
Surrounding the Triad cities are the epitome of North Carolina's dedicated communities: textile works, orderly farms, peaceful churches and friendly main streets. Natural features such as Pilot Mountain, Hanging Rock and Yadkin River help explain the steady, piedmont character. And it's out here that you can taste a real "sonker" if you know where to look.