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Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus County and Rowan County, North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 36,910 at the 2000 census.

Kannapolis is the birthplace of NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and funk musician George Clinton. It is also the home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

Higher Education
Shaw University has an extramural site in Kannapolis offering undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs.
David H. Murdock, owner of Castle & Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, Inc., and Molly Corbett Broad, President of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system, unveiled plans on September 12, 2005 for the North Carolina Research Campus, a massive scientific and economic revitalization project that encompasses the former Cannon Mills plant and entire downtown area of Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Museums:
Curb Museum for Music and Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Tribute
GI Memorial House Museum
History Room at the Kannapolis Branch of the Cannon Memorial Library
Textile Museum and Exhibition

Early meaning and usage of the name was a direct reference to Cannon Mills Corporation, or James William Cannon himself. Early published name variations include Cannon-opolis and Cannapolis. A widely accepted, but erroneous origin of the word Kannapolis comes from the combination of the Greek words "kanna" (reeds or looms) and "polis" (city), which means "City of Looms".

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