High Point, city, Davidson, Guilford, and Randolph counties, central North Carolina, on the Piedmont Plateau; settled 1740s, incorporated as a city 1898. It is a major furniture-manufacturing center and also has large textile and hosiery industries. High Point College (1924), John Wesley College (1932), and a museum of furniture manufacturing are here. The biannual International Home Furnishings Market in High Point attracts national and international exhibitors. The site was the highest point of a newly surveyed (1850s) north-south railroad, from which the city's name is derived. Located in a forested region, the community began manufacturing furniture in the late 19th century. Population 63,380 (1980); 69,496 (1990); 85,839 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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