Record #:

13336

Author(s):

Pleasant, Paul

Abstract:

Gaston County, formed in 1846, was named for William Gaston (1778-1844), a member of Congress and a judge on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Pleasants provides brief historical summaries on the towns comprising Gaston County: Bessemer City, Belmont, Mount Holly, Cherryville, Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, East Gastonia, Lowell, McAdenville, High Shoals, Lucia, Crowder, Dellview, and Ranlo.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 18, Jan 1955, p31-41, il

Subject(s):

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