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Gaston County was founded in 1846, partitioned from Lincoln County. It is named for William Gaston, a U.S. Representative from North Carolina and member of the state supreme court. Between 1845 and 1848, Gaston County experienced an industrial boom. During this three-year period, the first three cotton mills in the county were established.
Gaston College has three campuses and one regional training center: Dallas Campus - (Main Campus) Dallas, Gaston County; The Dallas Campus comprises twelve buildings which contain approximately 450,868 square feet (41,887.0 m 2). There is an efficient road system and parking for more than 2,000 cars. College facilities are available for public use.
FIPS code. 45-28780 [4] GNIS feature ID. 1231307 [2] Website. www.gastonsc.org. Gaston is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area .
GNIS feature ID. 2403684 [4] Website. www .cityofgastonia .com. Gastonia is the most populous city in and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 80,411 in the 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 2010.
704. FIPS code. 37-64500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2406656 [2] Website. www .townofstanley .org. Stanley is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,556 at the 2010 census.
G. G. Allen Steam Station is a 1.140 GW coal-fired electricity generating facility, located in South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, on man-made Lake Wylie (part of the Catawba River). Units 1 and 2 (165 MW each) began operating in 1957; units 3, 4, and 5 (275 MW each) in 1959, 1960, and 1961 respectively.
NRHP reference No. 79001708 [1] Added to NRHP. May 10, 1979. Gaston County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Milburn, Heister & Company in 1909 and built in 1910. It is a three-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style tan brick building with a rear addition.
Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's Mountain and The Pinnacle. Crowders Mountain is named for Crowders Creek ...