The Piedmont Triad, Triad, or North Carolina Triad is a region of
North Carolina in the
Piedmont that consists of the area centered around the cities of
Greensboro,
Winston-Salem, and
High Point. The area is connected by
Interstates 40,
85,
73, &
74 and is served by the
Piedmont Triad International Airport. Long known as one of the primary manufacturing and transportation hubs of the
southeastern United States, the Triad is also an important educational and cultural region and occupies a prominent place in the history of the American
Civil Rights Movement. The Triad is not to be confused with the "
Triangle" region (
Raleigh /
Durham /
Chapel Hill) directly to the east. As of 2005, the Piedmont Triad has a population of 1,490,886.
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