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About Gaston Conty
Tourist attractions
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Little facts
Gaston County History
On December 28, 1894, the town of Gaston was created; it was incorporate into Lexington County in October 4, 1974, with a population of less than 1,000. The original limits of the town only extend one half mile north,east, south and west to form a square mile with the railroad depot of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Companies at the center. Over the past 100 years, the town had a sawmill, turpentine distillery,several grits and flour mills. The primary crops during the 1800’sand afterwards were cotton, corn, sweet potatoes and some wheat. Our main street, Highway 321, was a two lane dirt road that was paved around 1927. Quite a number of streets were named after local citizens. No one is sure how the town got it’s name, as the story goes there, are two possibilities. One… The First railroad engineer in the town had a nephew who worked here during the summer of 1891 and his first name was Gaston. Two… The town was named for a couple of brothers from France. They moved their families here during the Indian attacks up north; their last was Gaston.Regardless of how Gaston got its name, we are proud of it. (http://gastonsc.org/home/history)
Commissioners, seven of them
CHAD BROWN (chad.brown@carolina.rr.com)
2008 Lee Ellen Court
Stanley, NC 28164
Telephone:
704-516-8017 (cell)
Term Ends: 12/2018
JOE CARPENTER, VICE CHAIRMAN (Joe.Carpenter@gastongov.com)
414 Pinnacle Road
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Telephone:
704-867-7716 (home)
704-867-1424 (office)
704-867-1764 (fax)
Term ends: 12/2016
ALLEN FRALEY (Allen.Fraley@gastongov.com)
PO Box 399
Cherryville, NC 28021
Telephone:
704-813-4830 (C)
Term Ends: 12/2016
925 Ramsgate Drive
Gastonia, NC 28056
Telephone:
704-864-2797 (home)
Term Ends: 12/2018
TRACY PHILBECK, CHAIRMAN (Tracy.Philbeck@gastongov.com)
PO Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
704-617-3087 (cell)
Dallas TownshipTerm Ends: 12/2018
MICKEY PRICE (Mickey.Price@gastongov.com)
402 Glen Arbor Drive
Belmont, NC 28012
Telephone:
704-825-8280 (Home)
Term Ends: 12/2016
JASON WILLIAMS (Jason.Williams@gastongov.com)
1051 Sapphire Drive
Gastonia, NC 28054
Telephone:
704-813-4469 (Cell)
Gastonia Township
Term Ends: 12/2016
Hopefully you will come
Website: http://www.gastongov.com/
Location: Gaston County, NC, United States
Phone: 704-866-3196
County Seat, and Town/ City councils
Gastonia Dallas, and four councils.