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6 unusual facts about High Point


Erik Liljegren

Before taking his position at the Fox News Channel (FNC), Liljegren served as a general assignment reporter at the Fox affiliate station, WGHP-TV, in High Point, North Carolina from 2003-2005.

High Point-Thomasville HiToms

The team's name dates back to a team that was shared by the High Point and Thomasville communities in the Carolina League (1954-1958, 1968).

Natuzzi

In 1998, further confirmation of the Group’s strong ties with the American market was given by the inauguration in High Point (North Carolina) of a futuristic-looking building, designed by the architect Mario Bellini, housing the offices of Natuzzi Americas, with a huge showroom measuring 8,000 square metres.

Raymond H. Torrey

By 1929, with the help of New Jersey state park officials a 43-mile (69 km) section from the Delaware River to High Point along the Kittatinny Ridge was completed.

WSML

The station is part of the "Triad Sports Network," a sports trimulcast with WCOG from Greensboro and WMFR from High Point.

WUNC-FM

WUNC's 100,000-watt signal not only covers Raleigh, Durham and the Triangle, but also covers much of the eastern portion of the Piedmont Triad, including Greensboro and High Point.


36th parallel north

Cities and landmarks close to the parallel include Kettleman City, California; Henderson, Nevada; Hoover Dam; South Rim of the Grand Canyon; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Nashville, Tennessee; Knoxville, Tennessee; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; High Point, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; Durham, North Carolina; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and others.

Jessica Meuninck-Ganger

She’s received numerous residencies and fellowships, and has instructed various printmaking courses and workshops at the South Bend Museum of Art, Charles Martin Youth Center, High Point, North Carolina Center for Printmaking, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

Mac Brunson

Thereafter, he became pastor of South Norfolk Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and then Green Street Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina.

Mannington Mills

In addition to facilities at the Port of Salem and the Pureland Industrial Complex in New Jersey, the company has three additional plant locations: in Epes, Alabama; Calhoun, Georgia; and High Point, North Carolina.

Millis Athletic Convocation Center

The James H. and Jesse E. Millis Athletic and Convocation Center is a 1750-seat multi-purpose athletic and academic facility on the campus of High Point University in High Point, North Carolina.

Rocky Mount Mills

In the western counties, Union General George Stoneman stationed his cavalry in the Fries Woolen and Cotton Mill while his troops destroyed nearly 1,700 bales of cotton the company had stored in High Point, NC.

Tracy Stallard

From 1967 to 1973, he played for several more minor league teams, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs and High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, with stops in Torreón and Córdoba of the Class AAA Mexican League.


see also

Academy at Central

Students in 12th grade take college classes at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro or High Point and earn dual high school and college credit.

Action of 8 May 1941

In January 1941, Pinguin was at the high point in her commerce raiding career while Cornwall was receiving rudder repairs in Selborne.

Adamson Tannehill

The high point of Tannehill's active political career was his election as a Republican to the Thirteenth U.S. Congress for the period 1813–1815.

All Systems Go Tour

A high point in these shows was her rendition of the Kenny Loggins song "Celebrate Me Home".

Augusta Raurica

Every important public building had its specific place, starting with the temple of Jupiter as the sacred high point from which the street network would spread.

Battle of Affane

He marched to Bewley at the tidal high point of the Finisk, where he demanded service of Fitzgerald in the formal way, according to the customary military exactions of coyne and livery.

Cha Burns

A high point for the band was a support slot on a Squeeze tour which culminated in a gig at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Heena

The high point of his career was the detection of RDX explosives in a BEST bus in the suburb of Andheri.

High Point Panthers

The High Point University men's basketball team is coached by Scott Cherry.

Along with Cherry, High Point's prominent head coaches have been Virgil Yow (1933–45, 1953–62), J.D. Barnett (1971–72), Jerry Steele (1972-2003) and Bart Lundy (2003–09).

Esposito was coach at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for 19 years and has been High Point's head coach since 2005.

Hoosac Range

Notable peaks include Haystack Mountain and Mount Snow in Vermont and Spruce Mountain in Massachusetts, as well as the Berkshires high point, Crum Hill, in the town of Monroe, Massachusetts.

HPU

High Point University, a private Methodist university in High Point, North Carolina

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Its high point is Shirley's meeting with her American hero, the black baseball player Jackie Robinson.

Jan van Eyck

The years between 1434 and 1436 are generally considered his high point when he produced works including the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Lucca Madonna and Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele.

Jerry Steele

Coach Steele's Coaching Tree includes current Lehigh Men's Head Coach Brett Reed who was the High Point Associate Head Coach during the 2001-2002 season.

Joseph P. Ebacher

At the time of his death he was planning a foreign study program in Chartres, France; his travel there in 1973 was undoubtedly a high point of his professional life.

Josephine Mutzenbacher

In 2000 the Austrian writer Franzobel published the novel "Scala Santa oder Josefine Wurznbachers Höhepunkt" (Scala Santa or Josefine Wurznbachers High Point).

King's Quest VI

Written by Roberta Williams and Jane Jensen, King's Quest VI is widely recognized as the high point in the series for its in-depth plot, landmark 3D graphic introduction movie (created by Kronos Digital Entertainment), and professional voice acting (Hollywood actor Robby Benson provided the voice for Prince Alexander, the game's protagonist).

Levels of the Game

Robert Lipsyte of The New York Times, in his review of the book, wrote that it "may be the high point of American sports journalism".

Macrinus

At a high point of his popularity monuments were built to honour Macrinus, including the grand tetrastyle Capitoline Temple, in Volubilis was erected in 217 AD.

Maritza Correia

She earned seven All-American certificates and she was awarded the Commissioner's Cup as the high point scorer in the SEC Championships.

Matthew Glozier

A foreword to the book was contributed by Peter de la Billière who claimed ‘it is the first study of its kind to treat consistently the military contribution made by the Huguenots to armies outside France at the high point of their historical importance as a historical group.’.

Mototri Contal

Perhaps the high point of the firm's existence was the entry of one of its tricars in the Peking-Paris Race 1907.

Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil

Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil attains a height of 445m at OS grid reference SO 079033 making it the high point of the broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale (Welsh: Cwm Taf) and Cwm Bargod in the Valleys region of South Wales.

Navasota Independent School District

Sidewinders represent Navasota Intermediate, and High Point Elementary as the school's official mascot.

Ogden Outlaws

June was a tough month for the Outlaws, with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Yakima Reds their only high point; the season did conclude strongly, with three wins in their final five games, including a dominant 5-2 win over Abbotsford Rangers that proved to be their most comprehensive victory of the season.

Przemyslaus I Noszak, Duke of Cieszyn

The high point of this dispute was the murder of the Cieszyn Duke's eldest son Przemysław on 1 January 1406 in the town of Rybnik, during his return from Gliwice to Cieszyn, by a certain Martin Chrzan, who acted under instructions of Duke Jan II.

Raein

They are often held responsible for bringing the screamo genre to Europe, after the genre hit its high point in the US in the late 90's with the existence of bands like Orchid and Saetia.

Robbie Neilson

A high point in his career came in 2004 with his match-winning goal in Hearts' 2-1 away win over FC Basel in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, his first in any competition for the club.

Second Battle of Rellano

This marked the high point of his rebellion, as he controlled all of Chihuahua except the town of Parral which was defended by Pancho Villa who had remained loyal to Madero.

Siskiyou Summit

Siskiyou Summit (also Siskiyou Mtn. Summit; also referred to as Siskiyou Pass) is a summit (high point) on Interstate 5 (I-5) in the U.S. state of Oregon.

The Spike Drivers

The band was showcased at many clubs in the New York area with the high point occurring when they opened for Eric Burdon and the Animals at the Rheingold Central Park Music Festival in 1966.

Tom Manastersky

The high point of his football career was being part of the Alouettes first Grey Cup in 1949.

U.S. Route 219 in Maryland

The federal highway intersects US 40 Alternate (National Pike) in the hamlet of High Point before crossing the Pennsylvania state line, where US 219 continues north toward Meyersdale.

Valle de Chalco

Technically, the municipal seat is Xico, after a high point of land that once formed an island, and now remains as a small hill within an otherwise monotonous, urban expanse.

WAPK-CA

It broadcasts a low-powered analog signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Holston High Point at Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.

Westchester Academy

Westchester Country Day School, formerly known as Westchester Academy, located in High Point, North Carolina, United States