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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DX7_north-carolina-south-carolina_Gastonia-NC.html
North Carolina/South Carolina. . . North Carolina . Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c.1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776. South Carolina . Formed in 1712 from part of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21ZB_flood-of-1916_Belmont-NC.html
Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Ten lives lost, July 16, in washout of trestle 1 mile south.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21ZA_goshen-presbyterian-church_Belmont-NC.html
Established 1764. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, the first minister, arrived in 1796. Moved to present site, 2 mi. NW, in 1956.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Z9_belmont-abbey-college_Belmont-NC.html
Roman Catholic. Liberal arts coeducational college. Founded, 1876, by Order of St. Benedict. One mile north.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Z8_r-gregg-cherry_Gastonia-NC.html
Governor of North Carolina, 1945 ~ 1949. State legislator. Promoted good roads and rural electrification. Grave is 3 miles S.E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Z7_north-carolina-orthopedic-hospital_Gastonia-NC.html
State institution for crippled children, 1921 - 1979. R.B. Babington was its first president; O.L. Miller, founding surgeon.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21X7_lincoln-academy_Kings-Mountain-NC.html
Founder: Emily Pruden, educator and philanthropist from Orange, Connecticut. A co-educational boarding and day school, grades 1-12, for children of African descent. Accredited 1923. Home of Mildred Wellmon Elementary School, a historic Rosenwald b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21X6_stuart-w-cramer_Belmont-NC.html
Engineer and inventor. Pioneered advances in textile mill air conditioning. Home 3 mi. SW.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KW8_belmont-world-war-ii-memorial_Belmont-NC.html
Erected In Honor Of
All Who Served In World War II
And Dedicated To
The Everlasting Memory Of Those
Who Gave Their Lives.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHC_william-chronicle_Belmont-NC.html
Major in Revolution, leader of Lincoln County forces at the battle of Kings Mountain, 1780, where he was killed. His home stood nearby.