Henry River Mill Village, located in Hickory, N.C., is home to a community built on self-sufficiency, much like the fictional District 12 from "The Hunger Games." ...

The real-life village that served as the site of District 12 in the hit movie franchise “The Hunger Games” has been put up for sale for $1.95 million—complete with 73 acres, a private ...

District 12 was in a region known as Appalachia,” Katniss says in “The Hunger Games.”) In the poorest district, 12, people regularly starve to death or die in coal mining accidents.

Fans of The Hunger Games can dig into the origins of the real-life District 12. The historic Henry River Mill Village, located in Hickory, N.C., is the location of the film franchise’s District ...