Record #:

13335

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Settled by the Scotch-Irish during the mid-18th-century and located in the southern piedmont region of the state, Gaston County is best known for industry. Gaston ranks 6th in the state for population, with 110,836 people in 358 square miles of land.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 18, Jan 1955, p18-30, il, map

Subject(s):

Gaston County--Economic conditions; Gaston County--History