Holly Springs - North Carolina - 4K Downtown Drive

An afternoon drive around the Raleigh suburb of Holly Springs.
Filmed: October 2020
From Wikipedia:
Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 24,661, over 2½ times its population in 2000. The town was originally constructed around the fresh water springs from which it is believed its name is derived. It continued to grow slowly through the 1800s until the civil war where it regressed back to a ghost town, being described in 1871 as a 'deserted village'. The economic revival of the town began in 1875 when a successful mercantile business moved to Holly Springs. Holly Springs then was officially established as a town in 1877, after George Benton Alfred, the owner of the mercantile business, pushed for a town charter. World War I and II did not treat the town well with many young men leaving to fight, leading to population stagnation. In recent history the town has experienced a population boom due to in part the increase in population in neighbouring Cary and Apex. The town now looks set for steady economic and population growth for the foreseeable future.
t was not until the town built its first sewage plant in 1987 that any real growth occurred. It was 1992 before Holly Springs, in line for the spillover from increased populations in Cary and Apex, suddenly boomed. Population increased from 900 in 1992 to an estimated 6000 in 1998 to nearly 25,000 in 2010.
Holly Springs Community Library, part of the Wake County Public Library system, and a cultural arts facility opened in early December 2006.
Holly Springs Branch Library
On July 18, 2006, it was announced that the pharmaceutical company Novartis would be building a manufacturing facility in Holly Springs and employing approximately 350 to produce flu vaccines using new technologies. The manufacturing facility was built on 167 acres (0.68 km2) in Holly Springs Business Park off N.C. 55 Bypass. Construction was completed in late 2008. Novartis's investment is at least US$267 million and eventually could reach US$600 million.
Bristol-Myers Squibb expressed interest in county-owned land along N.C. 55 Bypass at the future interchange of Interstate 540. The County originally expressed a desire to allow the proposed landfill site to be used for economic development to be sold to the company. However, county leaders refused to relocate a solid waste transfer station which would be at the entrance. When the company decided not to locate on the site, the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted five to two to proceed with plans to build a landfill there.
For years, town leaders have become increasingly confident that Holly Springs is positioned to experience high growth, propelled by the economic engine of Research Triangle Park (RTP).[22] At a distance of 18 miles (29 km), Holly Springs is close to RTP.
In 2007, it was ranked the 22nd best small town to live in, according to a CNNMoney.com evaluation.
The Harrington-Dewar House, Holly Springs Masonic Lodge, and Leslie-Alford-Mims House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On April 16, 2011, a large tornado touched down close to the Holly Springs town center, uprooting trees and destroying homes and buildings.

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[@kellymclean1189]

I Remember When Holly Springs Was A Little Town. Like Hope Mills Spring Lake Winterville Apex And Knightdale Now They've Grown Up! 540 Is Part Of Why It Grew And Hwy 55 Which Was The Main Road Leading To Durham Chapel Hill From Fayetteville Dunn And Lillington

[@ryanbonnet5497]

Damn I grew up in holly springs back when it was still a slow small town it’s crazy how it just blew up into a mini city those new buildings by the town hall used to be where I would practice skating in the empty parking lot and when womble used to be just the little hunt center and a couple of soccer and baseball fields there was no fancy street lights and fancy smart streets everything was simple and small just makes me sad that now all the things I would do back then kids can’t do now and half the places I would explore or ride my bike to are gone

[@dinorahavalossanchez3952]

Thanks for the ride. One day I’m going there.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

You’re welcome. Good choice.

[@kellymclean1189]

Holly Springs Reminds Me Of Buies Creek And Campbell University A Bit

[@lindanewton8786]

Thanks for the tour! Beautiful blue skies and clean city! Which month of the year is this video?

[@kellymclean1189]

Hey 55 The Northwest Terminus Is In Durham And The Southeast Terminus Is In Oriental N C With Cary Apex Holly Springs Fuquay Varina Angier Coats Erwin Dunn (I-95) Newton Grove(I-40) Mt Olive(I-795/U S Hwy 117) Seven Springs Kinston (I-42 U S Hwy 70-258 N C Hwy 11) New Bern(U S Hwy 17-70)Grantsboro Alliance Bayboro Stone wall Merritt And Oriental

[@sassy7506]

So beautiful! We're looking for a home in this area currently, coming from Seattle, WA. . Don't worry, we vote red.🙂 Thanks for showing us around Mike!

[@olsonbryce777]

Holly springs is left leaning

[@jlpack62]

I didn't realize that Holly Springs even had a downtown, no less one that could fill a 23 minute video.

[@edanrussell5656]

i live there and i love the town

[@ireece]

Great Video :D

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Thanks

[@pinthodioloco5552]

That's crazy. Looks kinda like the Holly springs in Mississippi

[@soundeffectscentral1235]

21:43 hey that devils ridge golf club!

[@mollycoopercheers8388]

i live there 🤫

[@qwertyzyz]

„Thanks for taking me on a ride partner“ - engineer from team fortress 2

[@pppalande20]

How is elementary school here?

[@Kevin25841]

I'm interested in this area is it affordable with good schools I don't want over populated I can't wait to leave New York

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Wake County has some of the best public schools in NC. As far as affordability, better get here fast as lots of other people from NY/NJ have been flocking to the area as of late and raising the prices of property.

[@kevinlast4194]

@@MileageMikeTravels Thank you

[@olsonbryce777]

Holly springs is very over populated and will only grow bigger.

[@olsonbryce777]

Used to enjoy living here. Only gets worse each year as uncontrolled development destroys the land

[@brettbarbour9184]

I'm from fuquay varina just a town over

[@brahimd8683]

😍❤🇺🇸❤👍

[@randy-russ]

Safe place to live ?

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Very safe

[@randy-russ]

I'm assuming you're a local so I hope you don't mind asking me a few questions! Does the town lean more conservative? we keep an open mind. We're trying to escape California and looking for a good place to live.

[@randy-russ]

Oh I didn't realize youre traveling.

[@qwertyzyz]

It's the safest town rn in NC

[@itsyourboytrippy6201]

umm raleigh is dangerous and remember that I said I was going on SC 31 on friday I been there alot like 20 times my first time on there was 2015

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Raleigh is dangerous? Never heard that before.

[@itsyourboytrippy6201]

@@MileageMikeTravels obviously

[@leonation89]

@@itsyourboytrippy6201 how is Raleigh dangerous?

[@itsyourboytrippy6201]

@@leonation89 have no idea im all about floridian

[@Red-pt6rs]

@@itsyourboytrippy6201 then what they gotta do with Raleigh? Unless you don’t know what your taking about smh...