The third largest city by population, Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County. Greensboro is located in the Central Piedmont section of North Carolina. It is now becoming the transportation and education center of the state Once the textile center of North Carolina, with an interstate junction and the home of five universities. To succeed the nearby town of Guilford Court House as the county seat, Greensborough (as was the spelling prior to 1895) was planned around a central courthouse in 1808.
Visit the soon-to-be-built International Civil Rights Museum if you are interested in civil rights history, and the site of the first lunch counter sit-ins, which helped shape the Martin Luther King's civil rights strategy. On March 15, 1781, the city was named foe Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House. On land that was "an unbroken forest with thick undergrowth of huckleberry bushes, that bore a finely flavored fruit" Greensboro was established near the geographic center of Guilford County.
Visitors to Greensboro can visit many of its attractions such as the Bog Garden, Greensboro Center City Park, World War Memorial Stadium, the Greensboro Children’s Museum and many more. Shopaholics can explore the variety of retail shopping from well-known national chains to local boutiques and galleries. Art lovers will not be disappointed as it is home to an active and diverse arts community.
