South Greensboro Area Plan - Public Review Draft - 9.25.25

“We had a way of identifying where you lived. Like Goshen - you won’t see that on a map anywhere, but everybody knows where Goshen was.” - Charles Garner, 2013

02.02 History Growth of South Greensboro The study area was primarily located outside the city limits until the 1980s when Greensboro’s boundaries began to grow into the study area. The area has traditionally been either rural or small residential settlements in the county until industrial development and suburban residential subdivisions began to be constructed beginning in the 1960s. Development has continued to fill the area ever since. Historic Resources Historic sites recorded by the NC Historic Preservation Office are generally located south of Vandalia Road or east of Pleasant Garden Road. Historic sites are predominately residential homes dating from the mid or late 1800s to the early 1900s, but most structures are no longer

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STUDY AREA

Growth of Greensboro City Boundary (Source: Bolton & Menk)

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INTRODUCTION

PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - 9/25/25