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Hutchinson Homestead
Stone Mountain

Wilkes

Welcomes You

New Neighbors, New Friends

here the North Carolina Wilkes County provides an ideal blend of
mountains meet the nature and culture with public parks, Stone
W comes into focus. The Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway, camping, and
Piedmont, Wilkes County
renowned festivals such as MerleFest, all
county’s 750-square miles drawing thousands annually to the county.
stretch from the Blue Ridge Mountains in “We have NASCAR with the reopening
the north, through central Yadkin Valley, to of the North Wilkesboro Speedway,” Cowles
the Brushy Mountains in the south. The added. “It’s really boosting tourism and local
Yadkin River courses through the heart of business growth. They’ve redone a lot of the
our community. speedway, and I love the new red pedestrian
“We have such a rich culture and a strong bridge across 421 from the parking lot to
community feel, and that’s what really draws the track.”
people here,” said Brittani Cowles, Director “We have a sense of community and
of Chapter Operations at Winston-Salem small-town charm, with access to two nearby
Regional Association of Realtors. urban areas, Winston-Salem and Charlotte.
The welcome mat to your Wilkes County It’s a really good place for both families and
home waits for you, Cowles said, citing a retirees,” Cowles said. “Wilkes invites you to
current median home sales price of $279,000 join us and make this your home, too.”
with an average home sale in 58 days. Choose
from downtown living, rural areas, or lake
communities. Farmhouse-type homes are Wilkes Welcomes You!
growing in popularity in Wilkes, allowing Find chamber members
homeowners to grow their own food, raise specializing in real estate
chickens, and tap into the feeling of a farm in our directory: Herring Ridge
and land.

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