The city of High Point received its name from its location on the 1856 railroad that connected Charlotte and Goldsboro. Like Hickory, High Point is a manufacturing center for furniture but bills itself as North Carolina's International City. One of the city's key attractions is called Showplace, a massive tradeshow facility, which hosts the world's largest furniture show called International Home Furnishing Market.
The High Point Museum has collections within its walls which deal primarily with artifacts and history of the local area from early days to present. The museum hosts national and international traveling exhibits in its gallery spaces. Also located at the High Point Museum is the Historical Park where numerous buildings have been restored and costumed interpreters recreate life from the late 17th and early 18th Centuries. John Haley House was built in 1786 of solid brick and is the oldest house in High Point. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Accompanying the Haley House within the Historical Park are the 1841 Blacksmith Shop, 1801 Hoggatt House and historic herb garden.
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