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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Belmont, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Gaston County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Gaston County, NC (48) Cleveland County, NC (33) Lincoln County, NC (47) Mecklenburg County, NC (205) York County, SC (156)  GastonCounty(48) Gaston County (48)  ClevelandCounty(33) Cleveland County (33)  LincolnCounty(47) Lincoln County (47)  MecklenburgCounty(205) Mecklenburg County (205)  YorkCountySouth Carolina(156) York County (156)
Gastonia is the county seat for Gaston County
Belmont is in Gaston County
      Gaston County (48)  
ADJACENT TO GASTON COUNTY
      Cleveland County (33)  
      Lincoln County (47)  
      Mecklenburg County (205)  
      York County, South Carolina (156)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — O-57 — Belmont Abbey College
On Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 74) at North Main Street (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west on Wilkinson Boulevard.
Roman Catholic. Liberal arts coeducational college. Founded, 1876, by Order of St. Benedict. One mile north.Map (db m108787) HM
2 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — Belmont City Hall(Former United States Post Office)
On North Main Street (State Road 7) at Catawba Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Erected 1939Map (db m240781) HM
3 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — Belmont World War II MemorialThe Spirit Of The Fighting Yank
Near South Main Street at Airline Street.
Erected In Honor Of All Who Served In World War II And Dedicated To The Everlasting Memory Of Those Who Gave Their Lives.Map (db m84063) WM
4 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — O-83 — Flood of 1916
On Catawba Street (State Highway 7) 0.1 miles south of Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 74), on the right when traveling north.
Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Ten lives lost, July 16, in washout of trestle 1 mile south.Map (db m108785) HM
5 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — O-20 — Goshen Presbyterian Church
On Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 74) east of Hawley Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Established 1764. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, the first minister, arrived in 1796. Moved to present site, 2 mi. NW, in 1956.Map (db m108786) HM
6 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — Piedmont & Northern RR Depot1915
On Main Street at Glenway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Depot was designed by prominent architect C.C. Hook of Charlotte. The only NC electric interurban passenger and shipping rail line. Was backed by James B. Duke.Map (db m184590) HM
7 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — S.P. & E.P. Stowe House1922
On South Central Avenue at Keener Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South Central Avenue.
Renaissance Revival style house designed by Hugh E. White for the successful mill organizer & community leader and his wife.Map (db m184615) HM
8 North Carolina, Gaston County, Belmont — O-42 — William Chronicle
On Catawba Street (State Highway 7) at Glenway Street, on the right when traveling east on Catawba Street.
Major in Revolution, leader of Lincoln County forces at the battle of Kings Mountain, 1780, where he was killed. His home stood nearby.Map (db m83249) HM
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Apr. 25, 2024