Highlands is located in extreme southwestern North Carolina. It is in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest. The permanent population was 1,072 in 2020, with a median age of 57 years. The population can swell up to 20,000 during spring to fall. The town got its name from its high elevation (4,118').  In the 1930s the town…...

Manchester Center is a small village in western Vermont, well known for its outlet stores and boutiques. The population is just over 2,000. The Manchester Village Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

The history of Grapevine, Texas, started in 1843, when General Sam Houston met with members of 10 American Indian nations to negotiate a treaty of peace and friendship, which opened the area to homesteaders. Within a year, the first settlers started arriving, making Grapevine the oldest settlement in Tarrant County. Wild mustang grapes were abundant in the area, from which…...

Cherry Hill, is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, with a population of 71,045 (2010 census), and is considered an edge city of Philadelphia which is just eight miles away. Cherry Hill is a white-collar town as most of its ethnically diverse workforce are professionals employed in management occupations, computers and sales.  It also has a very high rate…...