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Lumberton, North Carolina
Lumberton, North Carolina: county seat of Robeson County on the Lumber River, founded 1787-1788 by John Willis, incorporated 1852/1859, population 19,025 (2020), flooded by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville, North Carolina: Iredell County town founded in 1873 along the AT&O Railroad, once a cotton-mill center, now Race City USA with 60+ NASCAR teams, Lowe's headquarters, and a 2025 population estimate of 55,842.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina: Surry County city of about 10,700, Andy Griffith's hometown and the model for Mayberry, also called Granite City for the world's largest open-face granite quarry.
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: a Charleston County town across the Cooper River from Charleston, incorporated 1837, grown from 6,155 residents in 1970 to about 95,000, known for the Old Village, Patriots Point, and the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: resort city in Horry County on the Grand Strand, incorporated 1938, city 1957, named for wax myrtle trees; 40,937 residents (2025 est.) and a $26 billion tourism economy.
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, North Carolina: Craven County seat founded 1710 by Swiss and Palatine settlers under Baron Christoph von Graffenried at the Neuse-Trent confluence; colonial capital 1766-1788, home of Tryon Palace, hit by Hurricane Florence 2018.
North Charleston
North Charleston, South Carolina: city incorporated 1972, first mayor John Bourne; named in 1912 for a Cooper River development scheme; naval base 1901-1996; third-largest SC city, 2020 population 114,852.
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Pinehurst, North Carolina: Sandhills village founded 1895 by James Walker Tufts with an Olmsted plan; home of Pinehurst No. 2, a National Historic Landmark district, and a four-time U.S. Open anchor site.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina: state capital founded 1792 as a planned city on land bought from Joel Lane, named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Second-largest NC city, 506,306 residents (2025), Research Triangle hub, council-manager government since 1947.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina, known as Football City USA, is the largest city in York County, about 20 miles south of Charlotte, with a 2020 population of 74,372.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount is a city in eastern North Carolina, straddling the fall line of the Tar River on the Nash and Edgecombe county line, about 60 miles east of Raleigh.
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina: county seat of Rowan County in the Piedmont, founded 1753-1755, population about 36,900. Historic railroad and textile city, home of Food Lion and Cheerwine, now pursuing Jabil and Kesler Mill redevelopment.
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina: Upcountry city, county seat of Spartanburg County, founded 1831, incorporated 1881. Former textile hub (Lowell of the South), now home to BMW Plant Spartanburg and among the fastest-growing US metros.
Summerville, South Carolina
Summerville, known as the "Flower Town in the Pines," is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, and a major suburb of Charleston with a 2020 population of 50,915.
Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina: county seat of Sumter County, founded as Sumterville in 1800 and renamed Sumter in 1855. Home of Shaw Air Force Base (est. 1941), population 43,463 in 2020, first US city with council-manager government (1912).
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina: coastal port city in New Hanover County on the Cape Fear River, eighth largest NC city, population about 126,800 (2025). Known for its Civil War blockade-running port, the 1898 coup, UNCW, and hurricane and flood exposure.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Twin City formed 1913 by merging Moravian Salem (1766) and industrial Winston; Forsyth County seat, 2020 population 249,545, tobacco heritage, City of Arts and Innovation.