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A Few Good-to-Know Facts

Greensboro is centrally located in North Carolina.  With a current city population of 279,651, Greensboro is the 3rd largest city in North Carolina.  Greensboro is one of the three cities of the Triad area, along with Winston-Salem and High Point.  Greensboro is named for General Nathanael Greene, who led American forces in the Revolutionary War's Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781.  Greensboro is where the first sit-in demonstration of the American Civil Rights Movement took place.  Four A&T State University freshmen sat down at a segregated F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro and asked to be served.

When You Want it All

Greensboro is a wonderful city centrally located in the State of North Carolina. The location is ideal for those who want it all. People who want to travel on the Blue Ridge Parkway and to enjoy the views majestic Blue Ridge Mountains will reach their destination in less than two hours. They day could be filled with visits to wineries, farms, and orchards. When the soul calls out for beaches and ocean, a 4-hour morning drive to the coast will have the sun on your face and sand between your toes.

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We can’t tell you how much we enjoy living in the Greensboro area. If you are planning on relocating to Greensboro, we know you are going to love our Greensboro Neighborhood Guide! It is full of detailed information regarding our wonderful city, schools, neighborhoods, homes values…everything that you need to know.

Quality Homes and Neighborhoods

Greensboro offers a variety of neighborhoods with various amenities. There are quality homes from every era which depict the growth from the inner city to the suburbs. There are inner-city historic neighborhoods such as Fisher Park built in the early 1900s with tree lined streets and within walking distance to the vibrant downtown. There are modern developments such as Lake Jeanette, a cluster of small communities developed around scenic lakes. Greensboro is known for its many beautiful parks such as the Bog Gardens and the Arboretum, fishing lakes, and neighborhood walking trails. 

Parks

Greensboro hosts many neighborhood parks to help local residents have places to relax, exercise and play. They provide areas of refuse for wildlife, and leisure time for nearby residents. Most of the neighborhood parks are between 1 and 15 acres. Some feature playground equipment, picnic shelters and open play areas. Some have regulation size ball fields with scheduled games.

Trails and Greenways

There are more than 90 miles of trails and greenways available in Greensboro.  There are beautiful garden trails where visitors will find seasonal and annual plants, shrubs, trees and flowers. The Bog Garden offers an array of wetland greenery which thrives in wetland ecosystems. It is a great spot for viewing wetland wildlife. The city offers 40 miles mountain biking trails which are preserved in a primitive manner.

Lakes

There are a variety of activities at Greensboro’s reservoirs. The lakes are stocked with largemouth bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish. You can seasonally rent rowboats, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and sailboats. 

Greensboro is Rich in History

Greensboro is named after General Nathanael Greene who was a leading general in the Revolutionary War and caused great damage to the British troops of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. 

Greensboro became a city in 1808; it was later nicknamed Gate City primarily due to the convergence of railroad tracks coming through Greensboro. 

Two of the primary industries were textiles and apparel. Cone Mills, Burlington Industries and Blue Bell (which evolved into Wrangler) originated in Greensboro. 

Greensboro holds a place in history for civil rights. The first black student, Josephine Boyd, integrated Greensboro High School (now Grimsley) in 1957. Greensboro obtained national attention with the sit-ins at the Woolworth Store by four A&T students in February of 1960. In 1979 the Ku Klux Klan and Communist Worker’s Party engaged in a shootout which resulted in the fatalities of 5 Communist Worker’s Party. The situation is now dubbed the Greensboro Massacre.