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- The earliest official map of Lexington, dating to 1804, is on display at the Davidson County Historical Museum.
- Boone’s Cave Park features Devil’s Den, a cave where Daniel Boone reportedly hid from American Indian marauders.
- Lexington calls itself the Barbecue Capital of the World, with more than 20 restaurants that dish up pork-shoulder barbecue cooked over hot hickory coals.
- Finch Field, home to the Thomasville Hi-Toms of the collegiate wood-bat Coastal Plain League, was built in 1935 and underwent a $2.6 million renovation in time for the 2006 season.
- The Lexington Municipal Golf Course was recently recognized by Golf magazine as one of the best-renovated golf venues in the nation.
- Davidson County has eight major employees with workforces of at least 500 people each, led by the Davidson County School System with 2,570 employees.
- The Uwharrie Mountains that pass through the southeast tip of Davison County were formed 100 million years ago, making them part of the oldest mountain range in North America.
- Memorial Day in Thomasville is an event that the city bills as the largest Memorial Day celebration in the state.
- High Rock Lake has produced its share of professional fishermen and has earned the title of Crankbait Capital of the World.
- The world’s thinnest cookies are all homemade and hand-rolled at Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookie Factory in Welcome.
