NC Gazetteer

Piedmont Crescent

A region in Lincoln County, Randolph County, Alamance County, Durham County, Orange County, Rowan County, Mecklenburg County, Gaston County, Davidson County, Wake County, Guilford County, Forsyth County and Cabarrus County
… is an extended area in the Piedmont section of the state from Wake County on the E through Durham, Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Gaston, and Lincoln Counties. It follows route of Interstate 85 and includes rapidly growing urban and industrial areas, most of which had their beginning along the route of the North Carolina Railroad.