Nestled in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains
lies the city of Lenoir. City really
only describes the governmental structure of this little town of about 18,000
people, but what it lacks in size, it certainly makes up for in charm. Once a prominent player in the furniture
industry, consolidation efforts by furniture companies shut many of the area
facilities down and robbed Lenoir of one of its major employers. Driving around town, its industrial past is
still quite evident in the shape of abandoned factories and unused shipping
facilities.
