Gaston County, North Carolina:
History

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Churches and Other Religious Institutions

• History of Sandy Plains Baptist Church  1863-1965     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tennessee Synod      (Source: Janelle's Genealogy Home Page)
• A North Carolina monastery  1893     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Primitive Baptist Churches  Church and Family History Assistance     (Source: The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage)
• A Short History of Sandy Plains Baptist Church  1923     (Source: Internet Archive)
• St. Joseph's  Built in 1843 for Irish immigrant gold miners. Fourth Catholic church built in state. This is the original building     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Stanley Churches 

Histories of specific towns and townships

• History of Bessemer City 
• Bessemer City      (Source: North Carolina History Project)
• Cherryville History Articles 
• Cherryville  Local History
• Dallas History 
• Dallas  Named for G.M. Dallas. First seat of Gaston County, 1846-1911; site of Gaston College, now extinct. Courthouse built 1848 is here     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• The City of Lowell, North Carolina  History
• The History of Stanley, North Carolina 

Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

• Bessemer City, NC Train Wreck, Aug 1908      (Source: GenDisasters)
• Gaston County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
• Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene and Guilford County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
• Gastonia, North Carolina Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)
• Loray Strike  A strike in 1929 at the Loray Mill, 200 yards S., left two dead and spurred opposition to labor unions statewide     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
• Spencer Mountain, NC South Fork River Drownings, July 1927      (Source: GenDisasters)

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