The Piedmont Plateau, though dotted with many small rolling farms, is primarily a manufacturing area in which the chief industries are furniture, textiles and tobacco. Here are located North Carolina's largest cities Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (known as the Triangle area), Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.

The southeastern section of the Piedmont is known as the Sandhills where peaches grow in abundance. The Sandhills with its nationally famous golf courses and stables is well known as a winter resort area.

Here you will find just about everything from NASCAR tracks, to major league sports, to some of the South's finest universities, to world famous barbecue. There is definitely something for everyone. So let's get started on our tour of the Piedmont. I promise you won't be disappointed!

Raleigh
Durham
Charlotte
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Hickory (furniture capital)
Lexington (world famous BBQ)
Pinehurst (famous for its Golf Links)

Durham Bulls
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Hornets
Carolina Hurricanes
Lowes Motor Speedway

Duke University
UNC Chapel Hill
NC State University
Wake Forest University

Stagville
Old Salem
Fort Dobbs
James K. Polk
Bennett Place
Reed Gold Mine
Duke Homestead
Alamance Battleground
Town Creek Indian Mound
North Carolina State Capitol

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