Editing Kernersville, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The site was first settled by an [[Irish people|Irishman]] named Caleb Story in 1756. ''Circa'' 1770, the site was purchased by William Dobson and was called "Dobson's Crossroads". [[George Washington]] was served breakfast at Dobson's tavern on June 2, 1791. Joseph Kerner bought the property in 1817, continuing to operate the inn; the town became known as "Kerners Crossroads". Kerner (Joseph Kirner, born in [[Furtwangen im Schwarzwald]] Germany) left his property to two sons and a daughter. Not long after the arrival of the railroad, the town was incorporated as "Kernersville" in 1873.<ref>Powell, William S. ''The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places'', Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1968.</ref><ref>Joseph of Kernersville, 2002 Edition.</ref>

[[First Baptist Church (Kernersville, North Carolina)|First Baptist Church]], [[Kernersville Depot]], [[Korner's Folly]], [[Isaac Harrison McKaughan House]], [[North Cherry Street Historic District (Kernersville, North Carolina)|North Cherry Street Historic District]], [[Roberts-Justice House]], [[South Main Street Historic District (Kernersville, North Carolina)|South Main Street Historic District]], and [[Stuart Motor Company]] are all listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

There was brief flirtation with relocating the [[Minnesota Twins]] to Kernersville in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://savetheminnesotatwins.com/articles/5.4.98.2.html|title=Save the Minnesota Twins.com - Articles - Carolina heads to polls over baseball|website=savetheminnesotatwins.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Twins Meet Don Beaver: He Inks Letter of Intent to Buy Team|url=http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/10/6/Franchises/TWINS-MEET-DON-BEAVER-HE-INKS-LETTER-OF-INTENT-TO-BUY-TEAM.aspx|website=sportsbusinessdaily.com/|date=October 6, 1997|publisher=Street and Smith's Sports Business Daily Global Journal|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref>

In late 2005, President [[George W. Bush]] visited Kernersville's [[Deere & Company|Deere]]-[[Hitachi]] plant to give a speech about the American economy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hitachicm.com/global/news-list_en/05-12-09e/ | title=President Bush Visits U.S.-based Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery }}</ref> In the summer of 2008, former president [[Bill Clinton]] spoke at R. B. Glenn High school. He was campaigning for his wife, [[Hillary Clinton]], in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/bill-clinton-scheduled-to-visit-glenn-reidsville-schools-today/article_b5263b7f-cf8b-5103-b5c3-47edf9305b49.html | title=Bill Clinton scheduled to visit Glenn, Reidsville schools today | date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref> [[Donald Trump Jr.]] hosted a campaign rally for his father and then-president, [[Donald Trump]], at Salem One Inc. on October 19, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald Trump Jr. Campaigns in Kernersville |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/10/20/donald-trump-jr--campaigns-in-kernersville |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Improvements===
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Starting in mid 2006, Century Park went under construction to rebuild the lake that had been drained years before due to a structural issue with its dam. The lake was restocked with fish and renovated, and the park is now accessible from Century Blvd with bathrooms and picnic areas. The project was finished in Spring 2008. Beginning in May 2009 the public is allowed to fish from the lake.

Starting in July 2008, North Main Street was closed through downtown Kernersville. Improvements included widening the road and adding parking along the street. North Main Street was reopened on October 2, 2008. Also, Century Blvd went under construction in the winter of 2008. The construction extended Century Place Blvd which allowed traffic from South Main St to Century Blvd. The construction was finished in January 2009.

The residences in the historical district on Salisbury Street were given an ordinance to renovate their homes to match the current renovations done to the roads leading into downtown along with the new bank and park added further downtown. The historical district includes the famous Körner's Folly built 1878–1880, and the Harmon House.

In 2012, complete reconstruction of the Salisbury Street overpass bridge over I-40 Business was completed. The new bridge includes stone side walls, sidewalks, and light posts. That same year, new landscaping was put into place around the Main Street exit and entrance ramps from I-40 Business. Also beginning in 2012, construction began to replace the Hastings Hill Road overpass bridge to I-40 Business. The project is focused around replacing the outdated bridge as well as making the northern part of the road leading to the bridge a straight shot over I-40 Business instead of the winding road it currently is. The project may include additional benefits such as exit/entrance ramps to I-40 Business. Such access would eliminate the large distance between the closest exits (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway/Exit 227 and Linville Rd/Exit 230) and provide easier access for motorists to surrounding areas of the overpass.

Beginning in Fall 2013, road construction began to incorporate a traffic circle to the intersection of W. Bodenhamer St. and Dobson St. The project is focused around decreasing the traffic congestion of the intersection around heavy traffic times. The project was estimated to complete in mid-2014.

The intersection of Wallburg Road and Union Cross Road near Union Cross Park had been constructed to where motorists can simply head onto eastbound Union Cross Road and Wallburg Road which also featured installment of traffic lights.