North Carolina welcomes you with charming historical towns, adventure and leisure, fabulous shopping and golf, and some of the kindest weather you’ll ever meet. Unique experiences await in each of NC’s the three distinct regions, the mountains, the piedmont and the coast. You’ll find Southern hospitality, friendly people and reasonable rates across the state. North Carolina’s got new thrills, new nightlife, and even two new parks in the works. Exciting things are happening this year in NC, with even more on the way for 2010 and beyond. There’s always something new to see and do when you visit North Carolina! Every travel destination has its ‘must-see’ attractions. In North Carolina, with three distinct regions in one state – mountains, piedmont and coast – you’ll find an amazing and wide-ranging set of popular places to visit. curtesy: www.tripadvisor.com
Historic Apex
The Apex downtown reflects the town’s rich historical beginning. Apex was first settled around 1867 and was incorporated in 1873. The name “Apex” was adopted because the community was the highest point on the Chatham Railroad between Richmond, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida.
The Apex railroad station was first chartered in 1854 “for the purpose of affecting a communication between the North Carolina Railroad Company (at Raleigh) and the coal fields of Chatham County.” Because of the war and problems with Reconstruction, the first locomotive did not pass through Apex until 1869. Since the Apex station was located in the heart of a vast pine forest, it became a shipping point for forest products such as tar, turpentine and lumber.
A community soon developed around the station. Stores and warehouses were built and many of the large forests in the area were converted to farmlands. Before long, Apex became an active trading and shopping center. When the disease known as the Granville Wilt ran many tobacco farmers out of Person and Granville counties at the turn of the century, these farmers found land around Apex to be equally suitable for tobacco production and settled here. The first Wake County tobacco auction market was established in Apex in 1905.
The Apex town motto, “Peak of Good Living” is appropriate for a number of historical reasons. Not only was the town named for being the highest point on the Chatham Railroad, but in places along the main street of Apex, water which falls on one side of the street flows to the Neuse River, and on the other side flows to the Cape Fear River. curtesy: www.apex.org
Come see us and fall in love with Apex, North Carolina. This is one of the best states to be in and have lots of wonderfull things to look at. we are not too far away from the beach and far enough to fee the humidity in summer. give us a buzz or drop us a line. 919-605-4418 or aahlawat@prestigerealtync.com
