Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, that is adjacent to the city of Highpoint. The town is located in the North Carolina state of the United States. There is also a little section of the municipality that is located in Guilford County. The population was 23,123 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from 17,126 at the time of the 2000 census.
Kernersville is located in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, between the cities of Greensboro to the east, High Point, North Carolina to the south, and Winston-Salem to the west. It is the state capital of North Carolina. The town’s surroundings have been transformed into big middle-to-upper-class housing estates, with some farmland being sold and converted.
In 1756, an Irishman by the name of Caleb Story established the first permanent settlement on the site. It was around 1770 when William Dobson purchased the land that would become known as “Dobson’s Crossroads.” On June 2, 1791, George Washington was served breakfast at Dobson’s tavern at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
In 1817, Joseph Kerner purchased the property and continued to operate the inn; as a result, the community became known as “Kerners Crossroads.” Kerner’s estate was divided between his two sons and a daughter. The town of “Kernersville” was officially established in 1873, not long after the railroad was built through the area.
In 1998, there was a brief flirtation with the idea of relocating the Minnesota Twins to Kernersville.
Kevin Harvick, a NASCAR driver from Kernersville, North Carolina, opened his business there in 2001. Before moving to North Carolina, Kevin and his wife, Delana, lived in Kernersville. Delana and her dad, former Nationwide Series driver John Linville, are natives of Kernersville.
In late 2005, President George W. Bush visited Kernersville’s Deere-Hitachi plant to give a speech about the American economy. Former President Bill Clinton delivered a speech at R. B. Glenn High School during the summer of 2008. He was campaigning for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the Democratic primary.
Kernersville is served by five public elementary schools, three public middle schools, and two public high schools – Robert B. Glenn High School and East Forsyth High School. These public schools are all a part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system.
Kernersville is also home to four private schools, most prominently the Brookside Montessori School and Triad Baptist Christian Academy, as well as Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. Oak Ridge Military Academy is located in nearby Oak Ridge, North Carolina. Kernersville also contains a branch of Forsyth Technical Community College. Numerous colleges and universities are located within easy driving distance of Kernersville.
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