NC League of Municipalities

Known as “Hollywood East,” Wilmington has a thriving film community, and the EUE/ Screen Gems Studio and the Cucalorus Film Festival are popular destinations for movie lovers.

Danbury was established in 1850 to serve as the Stokes County seat.

The town is named after the converging Mayo and Dan Rivers.

BeastFest honors the mysterious (and never captured) vampire-like Beast of Bladenboro (or "BOB") that terrorized the community in the 1950s.

Haw River (population 2,033) can claim to be the hometown of three North Carolina governors.

The Matthews Town Hall and Library was dedicated on Sept. 30, 2001. The facility was a partnership between the town and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

In January 28, 1851, an act was passed to establish a county seat for Yadkin County. A 50-acre tract located at the center of the county was selected as the site of the new town.

Home of Pulitzer Prize winner, W. Horace Carter, founder of the Tabor City Tribune in the 1940s.

Charlotte’s suburban growth can be credited to Edward Dilworth Latta, who introduced the concept in 1876. He, with the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, also developed trolley transportation, making this growth in Charlotte possible.

Kings Mountain takes its name from the Revolutionary battle fought five miles south, thus bringing meaning to the town’s motto, "The Historical City." This battle was very important in early American history, being proclaimed "the turning point."