Guilford County Real Estate

Guilford County

History

entrally located Guilford County is roughly 649 square miles and has approximately 480,362 residents living among Greensboro, High Point, Jamestown, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, Summerfield, Whitsett, Browns Summit, Gibsonville and parts of Archdale and Kernersville. Guilford County was named after Francis North, first Earl of Guilford, and was formed in 1771 from parts of Rowan County and Orange County. The Quaker church played a major role in the European settlement of the county, and numerous Quakers still live in Guilford County today.   

It has certainly grown since March 15, 1781, when the Battle of Guilford Court House was fought just north of present-day Greensboro between Generals Charles Cornwallis and Nathanael Greene during the American Revolution. This battle marked a key turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South. General Cornwallis, the British Commander, decided to withdraw to the Carolina and Virginia coastline, where his decision ultimately led to his defeat later in 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia.

In 1960 Guilford County helped spark a major development in the American civil rights movement when four black students from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro started an early civil rights sit-in. Known afterwards as the Greensboro Four, the men deliberately sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter at the Woolworth's store in downtown Greensboro and asked to be served. Within two months the sit-in movement spread to 54 cities in 9 states. Woolworth's eventually agreed to desegregate its lunch counters and other restaurants in Southern towns and cities followed suit.

Education has long been a hallmark of the county. Guilford College was founded in 1837 as the New Garden Boarding School by The Religious Society of Friends and became a four year liberal arts school in 1888. Guilford is the third-oldest coeducational institution in the country and the oldest such institution in the South. Greensboro College, established by the Methodist Church through a charter secured in 1838, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. Bennett College is one of two historically black colleges exclusively for women.

Lifestyle

Discover Guilford County through one of its many different avenues- whet your historical appetite by visiting one of many nationally registered historical places, the High Point Museum, or Greensboro Historical Museum. Make a stop at the Furniture Heritage Center to learn more about High Point, the world's home for home furnishings. Take children to the Natural Science Center in Greensboro or the Children’s Museum. For the wine lover visit piedmont vineyards and wineries such as Grove Winery & Vineyards, Benjamin Vineyards, Stonefield Cellars Winery, Zimmerman Vineyards, and Weathervane Winery. Relax in one of Guilford’s many parks and open spaces such as Bur-Mil Park, Hagan Stone Parkand Bryan Park. Visit the regional community theatre, Triad Stage, one of many art galleries, enjoy the Greensboro Symphony perform or ACC Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Other Info/Resources

All Guilford County Colleges and Universities
Public Schools K-12
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
Wesley Long Community Hospital
The Women’s Hospital of Greensboro
High Point Regional Health System
Carolina Hospital
Wake Forest Baptist Health
clinic locations
Greensboro News and Record
The High Point Enterprise
Jamestown News
The Rhinoceros Times
The Northwest Observer
Airport
The High Point Chamber of Commerce
The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce
High Point Area Arts Council
United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro