Hickory, city (2020 pop. 43,490),
Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc.
1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural
region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, cattle, dairying). Manufactures
include furniture; textiles and tape; stone, plastic, and metal products;
electric and electronic equipment; optical fibers; and consumer goods.
Tourism is also important, and Hickory is the seat of Lenoir-Rhyne College.
In the city are the Hickory Museum of Art and the Catawba Science Center;
the Hickory Motor Speedway is nearby.
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