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On one Saturday every October, residents of Lexington welcome visitors around the nation to the Lexington Barbecue Festival, which celebrates the beauty of tomato-based barbecue.
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Lexington has always been famous for its old-fashioned southern barbecue, and during the annual Barbecue Festival in October, over 120,000 people fill its eighteen barbecue restaurants. Now two additional attractions have come to town, the Bob Timberlake Gallery and the Richard Childress Racing Museum. Both attract over 100,000 yearly.
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To many people, the cities of High Point, Thomasville, and Lexington mean furniture, but there are also other things to see and do. Kunkel describes how to spend a weekend among the three cities.
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Lexington, county seat of Davidson County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. The city, known as the \"Barbecue Capital of the World,\" attracts over 100,000 people yearly to its Barbecue Festival. Other places to visit include the Bob Timberlake Gallery, the Childress Vineyards, and The Candy Factory.
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When Davidson was formed, Lexington became the county seat and commenced a process of methodical growth still experienced today. Inhabited by a mix of Pennsylvania Dutch and Scotch-Irish, Lexington was named in honor of the Battle of Lexington in 1775. Lexington's primary industries became textiles and furniture, while its recreation is found in politics.
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Lexington was the county seat for Davidson and in 1947 home to 15,000 residents. It was settled in the mid-18th-century but not chartered until 1827. Much progress had been made since and in 1947 the future was bright for Lexington. Textile mills and furniture manufacturers, as well as agriculture were major economic booms for Lexington in 1947. Also of interest was the newly completed hospital in that same year.
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7.Lexington--A City of Real Diversification by Witherspoon, E.E. The State Vol. 5 Issue 1, June 1937
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16953
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Lexington, located in Davidson County, is featured in THE STATE's series on North Carolina cities. Witherspoon discusses industrial activities, school facilities, agricultural resources, and finances.
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Railroading in this case involved Pullman cars. Riding the rails the fashioned way was still possible through the National Railroad Historic Society and smaller model railroad groups. Highlighting the difference of the train experience not by Amtrak were factors involved with steam and coal power locomotives. Illustrating the uniqueness also was a description of a trip starting in Roanoke and ending in Greensboro.
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40685
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The Snyder baseball bat made famous a company in Reeds Crossroads owned by the Curran Snyder family. Snyder Bat Company is long defunct, but it lives on in its products’ quality and association with North Carolina baseball legend Johnny Temple.
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40697
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The family-owned Conrad & Hinkle Food Market is well known for its pimento cheese sandwiches. On the Daniel Boone Heritage Canoe Trail, guests of downtown restaurants like Conrad & Hinkle can burn off calories accrued. Lexington’s reputation can be built on perks other than its legendary barbecue.
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North Carolina Daniel Boone Heritage Canoe Trail (Lexington); Lexington--Description and travel; Barbecue--see also barbeque; Lexington--Economic conditions; Davidson County--History; Davidson County--Description and travel; Boone's Cave Park (Lexington); Lexington--hiking trails ; Davidson County--Industry; Davidson County--Economic conditions
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41195
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North Carolina’s history with barbecue goes back four centuries, which Jim Early revealed in The Best Tar Heel Barbecue, from Manteo to Murphy. This book is based largely on his experience with varieties of barbecue offered along what he calls the NCBS Historic Barbecue Trail. His experience illustrates that this dish is a key ingredient of the state’s cultural identity.
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Barbecue--see also barbeque; Barbecue--history--North Carolina, Eastern; Barbecue--history--North Carolina, Western; North Carolina Barbecue Society; Barbecue--history--Roanoke Island; Pig pickin's--barbecue--North Carolina ; Pig pickin's--race relations; Southern culture--barbecue; Western style--see also Piedmont style; Barbecue restaurants--North Carolina--Wilber's ; North Carolina Barbecue Society Historic Barbecue Trail ; Lexington--Description and travel