Greensboro.
<1> City (2020 pop. 3,648), seat of Greene co., Ga.; inc.
1803 (town); 1855 (city). Founded in 1780, the town lies approx. halfway
between Atlanta and Augusta. Located on Lake Oconee, it is the home of many
a historic "gaol" (among the oldest jails in the state) and many antebellum
buildings. <2> City (2020 pop. 299,035), seat of Guilford
co., N central N.C.; inc. 1829. The city is a financial, insurance, and
distribution center for the region. Manufactures include textiles and
apparel, buses, motor vehicle parts, electronic and telecommunications
equipment, and food and beverages. Greensboro was settled in 1749. The
nearby site of the Revolutionary War battle of Guilford Courthouse is a national
military park. The first sit-in during the civil rights movement occurred at
a Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter in 1960; the site is now a civil rights
center and museum. Dolley Madison, O. Henry, and Edward R. Murrow were born in Greensboro. Among
its educational institutions are the Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro,
Greensboro College, Guilford College, North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State Univ., and Bennett College.
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