Hickory: Furniture, Hosiery, and the Catawba Valley
Hickory, in Catawba County, grew up around a log tavern built under a hickory tree in the 1850s. The town became a manufacturing center in the late 19th century, with furniture, hosiery, and textile mills driving the local economy. The Catawba Valley furniture cluster, centered on Hickory, produced a substantial share of American wood furniture through much of the 20th century, though much of the manufacturing base moved overseas in the 2000s.
The Hickory Furniture Mart on Highway 70 houses hundreds of furniture dealers under a single roof and operates as a regional destination for buyers. Corning Optical Communications, formerly Siecor, maintains manufacturing in the area producing fiber-optic cable and related equipment. The area's fiber-optic industry employed thousands during the telecom buildout of the late 1990s, with significant contractions following the 2000 telecom bust.
Lenoir-Rhyne University, a Lutheran-affiliated institution founded in 1891, enrolls about 2,500 undergraduates. Catawba Science Center and the Hickory Museum of Art anchor the SALT Block cultural complex downtown. The Hickory Crawdads, a minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Texas Rangers, play at L.P. Frans Stadium.
Catawba Valley Community College operates a main campus in Hickory and serves the county with technical and transfer programs. The city and surrounding county retain significant German, Dutch, and Scots-Irish heritage from 18th century settlement patterns, reflected in local Lutheran, Reformed, and Presbyterian church networks.
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Hickory, in Catawba County, grew up around a log tavern built under a hickory tree in the 1850s. The town became a manufacturing center in the late 19th century, with furniture, hosiery, and textile mills driving the local economy. The Catawba Valley furniture cluster, centered on Hickory, produced a substantial share of American wood furniture through much of the 20th century, though much of the manufacturing base moved overseas in the 2000s.
The Hickory Furniture Mart on Highway 70 houses hundreds of furniture dealers under a single roof and operates as a regional destination for buyers. Corning Optical Communications, formerly Siecor, maintains manufacturing in the area producing fiber-optic cable and related equipment. The area's fiber-optic industry employed thousands during the telecom buildout of the late 1990s, with significant contractions following the 2000 telecom bust.
Lenoir-Rhyne University, a Lutheran-affiliated institution founded in 1891, enrolls about 2,500 undergraduates. Catawba Science Center and the Hickory Museum of Art anchor the SALT Block cultural complex downtown. The Hickory Crawdads, a minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Texas Rangers, play at L.P. Frans Stadium.
Catawba Valley Community College operates a main campus in Hickory and serves the county with technical and transfer programs. The city and surrounding county retain significant German, Dutch, and Scots-Irish heritage from 18th century settlement patterns, reflected in local Lutheran, Reformed, and Presbyterian church networks.
Escortservice.com reviews and lists escort websites active in the Hickory area. The directory does not arrange meetings, verify legal status, or act as a go-between. Users must be 21 or older.
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