About Reidsville, NC
Reidsville is a part of the Rockingham County area of North Carolina known for its tobacco and cigarette industry. Major attractions include City Parks, Lake Reidsville and Penn House. Each year Reidsville Downtown Corporation holds theDowntown and Antique Alley Street Festival, which showcases the goods of antique dealers and artisans in the area. Among the biggest companies in Reidsville, AFG Wipes currently provides employment to 200 people and prior to that American Tobacco was the backbone of Reidsville economics. The biggest schools here are Rockingham County Consolidated School System and Rockingham Community College. One of the best places to visit when you are in Reidsville is Chinqua Penn Plantation, an an acclaimed architectural pleasure listed in National Register of Historical Places. Famous persons from Reidsville include Susie Marshall Sharp, first female Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, David Settle Reid, Former Governor of North Carolina and Former US Senator and many sports legends like John Settle, Jim Duncan, Scott Bankhead and Na Browne.
