Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States.

This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's oldest festival, "Everybody's Day".

In 1855 the North Carolina Railroad was built through Davidson County, reaching Thomasville November 9.

On January 8, 1857, Thomasville was incorporated and occupied one square mile, with the railroad dividing the town into north and south sections.

Long Bill Whiteheart may have been the first to make furniture; he made split-bottom chairs at home.

Westmoreland also made chairs at home starting in 1866, and his factory on what became Randolph Street went up in 1879 but burned in 1897 and was not rebuilt.

[5] The Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Brummell's Inn, Church Street School, Emanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery, Shadrach Lambeth House, Mitchell House, Randolph Street Historic District, Salem Street Historic District, Smith Clinic, Thomasville Downtown Historic District, and Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The original "Big Chair" was constructed in 1922 by the now-defunct Thomasville Furniture Industries (formerly the Thomasville Chair Company) out of lumber and Swiss steer hide to reflect the city's prominent furniture industry.

In 1951, a larger concrete version of the chair was erected with the collaboration of local businesses and civic organizations and still remains today.

The Big Chair gained national attention in 1960 when then presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson greeted supporters on the monument during a campaign whistle stop.

Thomasville's population has grown much faster than the rest of North Carolina and the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that as of 2005[update] Thomasville's population reached 25,872, an annual average growth of over 6% from 2000.

Thomasville Senior High School Bulldogs won the state 1AA Football Championship from 2004 to 2006, and again in 2008.

Hall of Famers such as Eddie Mathews once played for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms of the original Coastal Plain League.

In addition, three larger daily Triad newspapers cover Thomasville: The Winston-Salem Journal, The High Point Enterprise and The Greensboro News & Record.