Belmont in Gaston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Goshen Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 28, 2017

1. Goshen Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Established 1764. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, the first minister, arrived in 1796. Moved to present site, 2 mi. NW, in 1956.

Erected 2015 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 35° 15.137′ N, 81° 1.923′ W. Marker is in Belmont, North Carolina, in Gaston County. It is on Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 74) east of Hawley Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located across from The Pointe Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6700 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont NC 28012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belmont Abbey College (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Chronicle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Belmont City Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Piedmont & Northern RR Depot (approx. ¾ mile away); Belmont World War II Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); André Michaux Visit (approx. 0.8 miles away); Flood of 1916 (approx. 1.2 miles away); S.P. & E.P. Stowe House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belmont.

Also see . . . Biography of Rev. Humphrey Hunter. (Submitted on September 30, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 28, 2017

2. Goshen Presbyterian Church Marker

Goshen Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

3. Goshen Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.