Lexington, North Carolina

Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem, near the intersection of I-85, U.S. Highway 52 (soon to be I-285) and U.S. Highway 64.

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County seat - Davidson County, North Carolina - United States - 2000 census - North Carolina - Winston-Salem - I-85 - U.S. Highway 52 - U.S. Highway 64

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The Lexington area was at least sparsely settled by Europeans in 1775; its settlers named their community in honor of Lexington, Massachusetts, the site of the first skirmish of the American Revolutionary War. Lexington was incorporated as a city in 1828. Until the late '90s, Lexington's economy was mainly textile-based, but with the closure of many furniture factories, the city and the rural areas surrounding it are slowly turning into into a bedroom community for nearby cities such as Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte.

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1775 - Lexington, Massachusetts - First skirmish - American Revolutionary War - 1828 - Winston-Salem - Greensboro - High Point - Charlotte

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Silver Hill Mine, located a few miles south of Lexington, opened in 1838, and was the first operating silver mine in the country.

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1838 - Silver - Mine

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Lexington is the home of world famous artist and designer Bob Timberlake's gallery, the Richard Childress Racing Shop and Museum, as well as the Childress Winery.

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