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

Loray Strike

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

1. Loray Strike Marker

Inscription. A strike in 1929 at the Loray Mill, 200 yards S., left two dead and spurred opposition to labor unions statewide.

Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-81.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 35° 15.702′ N, 81° 12′ W. Marker is in Gastonia, North Carolina, in Gaston County. It is at the intersection of West Franklin Boulevard (U.S. 29) and South Firestone Street, on the right when traveling east on West Franklin Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia NC 28052, 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 itself in what was once the territory

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: R. Gregg Cherry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Daniel E. Rhyne (approx. 3 miles away); Robert Benjamin Babington (approx. 3.2 miles away); Gaston County Home (approx. 3.6 miles away); William C. Friday (approx. 4 miles away); Hoffman Hotel 1852 (approx. 4 miles away); Smyre - Pasour House (approx. 4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gastonia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Daniel E. Rhyne (was approx. 3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

2. Loray Strike Marker

Loray Mill can be seen in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

3. Loray Mill can be seen in the background.

Loray Mill being renovated to an apartment complex. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

4. Loray Mill being renovated to an apartment complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.