Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina Downtown Salisbury 11.jpg Official seal of Salisbury, North Carolina Location of Salisbury, North Carolina Location of Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury / s lzb ri/ saulz-ber-ee is a town in and the governmental center of county of Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The populace was 33,663 in the 2010 Enumeration (growing 27.8% from the previous Enumeration in 2000).
Salisbury is the home to famed North Carolina soft drink, Cheerwine, county-wide supermarket Food Lion, and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
A press conference held September 3, 2015 at Catawba College announced Salisbury's Fibrant fitness is now capable of 10 gigabit capacity town-wide; believed to be the only town owned fitness in the world with this capacity. 10.1 Rowan Salisbury School System Salisbury has advanced a strong record of historic preservation over the last several decades.
The town/city has many historic homes and commercial buildings dating from the 19th century and early 20th century, a several of which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the: Bernhardt House, Boyden High School, Brooklyn South Square Historic District, Maxwell Chambers House, Community Building, Eastover, Ellis Street Graded School Historic District, Fulton Heights Historic District, Griffith Sowers House, Grimes Mill, Grubb Sigmon Weisiger House, Hambley Wallace House, Archibald Henderson Law Office, J.
7 Historic District, Livingstone College Historic District, Napoleon Bonaparte Mc - Canless House, Walter Mc - Canless House, Mc - Neely Strachan House, Monroe Street School, Mount Zion Baptist Church, North Long Street Park Avenue Historic District, North Main Street Historic District, Salisbury Historic District, Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District, Salisbury Southern Railroad Passenger Depot, Shaver Rental Houses District, John Steele House, and Calvin H.
Rowan County Courthouse, Salisbury, 1934 Enumeration Bureau, Salisbury reached a range milestone: the new ethnic makeup of the town/city is now only 48.6% non-Hispanic white, with other ethnicities comprising the majority 51.4% of Salisbury's population. The deed is dated February 11, 1755 when Earl Granville conveyed 635 acres for the "Salisbury Township" The City was assembled at the intersection of a Native American trading route became an economic core along the Great Wagon Road in North Carolina. In the late 19th century the City became a barns core as citizens traveled along the easterly corridor.
A walking tour begins at the Rowan County Convention and Visitor's Bureau and winds through the history of Salisbury and the state's Piedmont Region.
The Rowan Museum, positioned in both the Salisbury's 1854 Courthouse and the about 1815 Utzman Chambers House Museum, as well as the 1820 Hall House, furnish knowledge regarding Historic Salisbury.
The City of Salisbury presently has 10 National Register Historic Districts with over 1,200 contributing properties.
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And the Salisbury Community Appearance Commission offer a glimpse into the city's history through the Salisbury History and Art Trail.
A series of markers throughout the town/city incorporate both history and art into the trail to assist in sharing affairs, stories, and experiences from Salisbury's past.
Salisbury is home to a vibrant downtown region that encompasses a several blocks near the intersection of Innes Street and Main Street.
Downtown Salisbury also provides an array of shops, antique stores, and cultural attractions.
The Salisbury improve presents an region rich in cultural resources with tremendous citizen support and stewardship for arts and cultural development.
Salisbury boasts a tradition of valuing arts and diligently strives to protect existing resources while linking arts and cultural resources to key economic, neighborhood development, educational, and civil goals of the broader community. Salisbury is characterized by a strong commitment to historic preservation, high levels of arts and cultural activity, a citizen base that places high value on arts education, and a strong small-town tradition of civic volunteerism.
A unique participation and support for the arts, coupled with that of an emerging downtown enhance art program, have provided Salisbury with a stable foundation for an exemplary cultural arts plan. The Salisbury Sculpture Show is an example of an existing enhance art program.
The small-town Rowan Arts Council offers a Rowan Art Crawl on the second Saturday of each month and provides access to more than 25 experienced artists, studios, and arcades.
The Rail Walk Arts District, positioned near the restored Salisbury barns depot, provides an array of artists and arcades.
The Fisher Street region of Downtown Salisbury, recently bricked and revitalized for use as an entertainment venue, has turn into the site for various outside concerts, special attractions, and holiday affairs.
Brick Street Live, an outside summer concert series, takes place in Downtown Salisbury at the corner of Fisher and Lee Streets.
(Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center is a veterans' hospital in Salisbury directed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, the City of Salisbury and the County of Rowan.
Rowan Regional Medical Center and the Rowan Salisbury School System, are also primary employers.
Salisbury High School Rowan Salisbury School System Main article: Rowan Salisbury School System The Rowan Salisbury School System was formed in 1989 after the consolidation of the Rowan County Schools and the Salisbury City Schools. Most notable is Salisbury High School.
Many private schools, both inside and outside the town/city of Salisbury, serve its people.
Salisbury Adventist School (K-7) Salisbury Christian School (K-12) On the nationwide level, Salisbury is a part of North Carolina's 12th congressional district, and is presently represented by Democrat Alma Adams. The state's senior member of the United States Senate is Republican Richard Burr, who was propel to the Senate in 2004.
On the state level, Salisbury is represented in the North Carolina House of Representatives as a part of the 77th district, which includes the town/city and northern and parts of Rowan County.
Salisbury is also represented in the North Carolina Senate by Republican Andrew Brock as a part of the 34th district.
Salisbury is governed by a town/city council which is chaired by the mayor, Karen Alexander.
The other town/city council members include: mayor pro tempore Maggie Blackwell, Brian Miller, David Post, and Kenny Hardin. The town/city council appoints a town/city manager to run the day-to-day operations. W.
Lane Bailey was appointed as City Manager February 18, 2015. Since 2011, the City of Salisbury's financial foundation has been strengthened due to management's actions, which resulted in two credit rating increases to bring the town/city to a AA rating. Amtrak's Crescent and Carolinian and Piedmont trains connect Salisbury with the metros/cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans.
Salisbury is also served by Interstate 85, US Highways 601, 29, 52, and 70, and the Rowan County Airport.
The City of Salisbury's Transit System (STS) provides enhance transit and offers three routes. Each route arrives and departs from "the Transfer Site", which is positioned on Depot Street.
The Salisbury Post, established in 1905, is the small-town daily newspaper.
ACCESS16 is a government access channel on positioned on Fibrant (the city's fiber optic telephone, Internet and MVPD service) and Time Warner Cable Salisbury (channel 16) but not available by satellite.
It serves Rowan County, including Salisbury, Granite Quarry, Rockwell, Faith, China Grove and Cleveland.
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"ISJL North Carolina Salisbury Encyclopedia".
Salisbury Cultural Action Plan Executive Summary, Mary Berryman Agard, & Associates, 2008 July.
"S&P upgrades city's bond rating again | Salisbury, NC".
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