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  Gaston County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lincoln Country was divided in 1846, and its southern half was renamed Gaston for William Gaston, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817, and a judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1833 to 1844.
North Carolina's colonial policy of restricted the size of land grants, and in Gaston County they tended to be about 400 acres each.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina   (923 words)

  
 North Carolina Encyclopedia Article @ LocalColorArt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Today, North Carolina is home to Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville; it is the largest and most comprehensive military base in the United States and is the headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
North Carolina consists of three distinct geographic sections: the coastal plain, which occupies the eastern forty percent of the state; the Piedmont region, which contains the middle 35%; and the Appalachian Mountains and foothills, which take up the remaining 25% of the state in the west.
www.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/North_Carolina   (3288 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: North Carolina
It is bounded on the north by Virginia, east and south-east by the Atlantic Ocean, south by South Carolina and Georgia, and west and north-west by Tennessee.
The climate is generally equable, and North Carolina produces nearly all the crops grown in the United States with the exception of sub-tropical cane and fruits.
North Carolina was originally inhabited by various tribes of Indians, the three principal ones being the Tuscaroras in the east, the Catawbas in the centre, and the Cherokees in the west.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11108a.htm   (3228 words)

  
 Preserve America Community: Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston County, North Carolina (population 190,365), was first settled in the 1750s, but was not organized as a county until 1846.
The county seat was moved in 1909 to Gastonia, after the development of textile mills in that community made it the focus of the county's population and influence.
In 2004, Gaston County partnered with the City of Gastonia and other public and private entities to hold a symposium and associated events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Loray Mill Strike.
www.preserveamerica.gov /PAcommunity-gastoncountyNC.html   (304 words)

  
 Gaston County North Carolina real estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
North Carolina is a state in the SE United States.
North Carolina, in the warm temperate zone, has a generally mild climate, with abundant and well distributed rainfall.
North Carolina leads the nation in the production of tobacco and is a major producer of textiles and furniture.
www.allgastonhomes.com /North_Carolina/page_1086172.html   (336 words)

  
 Report, Gaston County, North Carolina, November 19, 1934
I really only saw Charlotte and Gaston County; but I suppose Gaston County is a concentration of all evils, and it would be a wonderful area to use as guinea pig for an experiment in thorough relief work.
None of this is surprising; Gaston County has one health office and that's all in the way of public medicine.
Gaston County is my idea of a place to go to acquire melancholia.
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 Gaston Hospice :: Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston Hospice serves any resident of Gaston County and the surrounding areas who has been diagnosed with a life expectancy of six months or less.
Gaston Hospice is the oldest, largest, most comprehensive and most respected hospice provider in this area.
Gaston Hospice is licensed by the state of North Carolina, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., and a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End-of-Life Care.
gastonhospice.org   (245 words)

  
 Public Record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The City of Gastonia was incorporated in 1877 and became the county seat of Gaston County in 1911.
The North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry was established in January 1996 due to the General Assembly's enactment of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 14-208.5).
The annual estimates of the population of North Carolina counties and municipalities are used in the distribution of state shared revenues to local governments.
www.gastongazette.com /portal/News/news-publicrec.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Gaston County Web
Gaston County is located in the South-Central Piedmont of North Carolina.
As part of the Charlotte Region, Gaston County offers a slower paced life with all the excitement of the big city right next door.
Add to that, outstanding schools, a world class hospital and a competitive market place and you'll find the quality of life in Gaston County is second to none.
www.co.gaston.nc.us   (88 words)

  
 gaston county north carolina - infos
Gaston County is a county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina.
Gaston County North Carolina is one of the fastest growing area's in the Southeast.
Gaston County and would like to have link added just click here complete the form, submit it and we will add your link to our Gaston County...
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 Antecedents and Descendants of Isaac Holland, Sr. (12 May 1745 - 10 September 1810)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The North Carolina paper was publishing a series of historical articles and the HOLLAND sketch appeared in the issueof July 3rd.
Richard represented Lincoln county in the legislature of 1844-1850, and Gaston county in 1856, was influential in the organization of Gaston county in 1847.
In the winter of 1782-'3 he was appointed a commissioner to survey the lands along the Cumberland that were allotted by North Carolina to her soldiers, and this done, he repaired to Boonesborough, Kentucky, where he settled as a planter.
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 Gaston Hospice :: Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston Hospice will hold the next training class for family support volunteers and volunteer clergy the first four Mondays in May (1, 8, 15, and 22) from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Gaston Hospice volunteers are asked to give their patient approximately two hours each week.
Gaston Hospice was pleased to host attorney William H. Colby at a lunchtime discussion on the only so-called right-to-die case ever heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 21.
www.gastonhospice.org /events.htm   (1153 words)

  
 North Carolina ECHO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Gaston County Museum of Art and History is located in the former Hoffman Hotel, circa 1852, on the old Court Square, part of a National Register of Historic Places District, in Dallas, North Carolina.
North Carolina's largest public collection of horse-drawn vehicles is located in the Daniel Stowe Carriage House, also on the museum grounds.
The Piedmont Carolina Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society operates the Piedmont Railroad Museum in the Belmont depot for the enjoyment and education of the railroad and train enthusiasts and the general public.
blue.dcr.state.nc.us /servlet/ascwg/search?ss=no&qry=county&tm1=Gaston   (1109 words)

  
 Grant Seekers - The Community Foundation of Gaston County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The applicant must be a graduate of a Gaston County High School (or a Gaston County resident for at least two years with GED certification) who demonstrates a strong interest in the field of construction or related professions.
The purpose of this scholarship is to aid a Gaston County High School graduate who is seriously sight/hearing impaired or a child of a person who is sight/hearing impaired.
Applicants must have been a resident of Gaston County for at least one year at the time of the deadline date, February 1st, to be eligible.
www.cfgaston.org /grant/scholarships.asp   (873 words)

  
 Looking for Gaston County Ancestors
Gaston County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds and Licenses, 1848-1888, abstracted and compiled by Libby Wyatt Goodnight, Linda Adams Bell, and Robert C. Carpenter.
"Gaston County cemetery survey", an index to the markers in a number of cemeteries is available as a computer printout.
Gaston County was formed in December 1846 from Lincoln County.
www.glrl.lib.nc.us /gastgen.htm   (1179 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Davis Park Road TCE, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The population of Gaston County was estimated to be approximately 178,000 in 1995, with a 1990 population density of about 490 persons per square mile.
The city of Gastonia, the largest municipality in Gaston County, had a 1990 population of nearly 55,000 [1,3].
Some of the residents asked whether their well water was safe and some suggested that we contact the Gaston County Health Department or EPA to obtain the sampling data for their wells.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/davispark/dpr_p1.html   (10174 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Gaston County, N.C.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
North Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909, 1913.
North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NC/GA.html   (662 words)

  
 Gaston County, North Carolina Genealogical Records Information
It was named in honor of William Gaston, a member of Congress and a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
It is in the southwestern section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Cleveland, Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties.
Commissioners were named to select a site for the county seat as near the center of the county as possible provided it was within two miles of Long Creek Baptist Meeting House.
www.mynorthcarolinagenealogy.com /nc_county/gas.htm   (1002 words)

  
 GastonGOP.org > Home
The Gaston County Republican Women's Clubs invite you to attend the Republican Candidate's Forum on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 258 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC.
The Gaston County Commissioners are recruiting volunteers for several boards and committees.
The Gaston County Republican Party headquarters is in need of file cabinets, either two-drawer or four-drawer versions.
www.gastongop.org   (805 words)

  
 GASTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA CEMETERIES
The map itself is on two sheets and is kept in the North Carolina Room.
This "Gaston County cemetery survey", an index to the markers in a number of cemeteries is a computer printout.
It is shelved next to the census indexes on the file cabinets in the North Carolina room.
www.glrl.lib.nc.us /cemeterieslist.htm   (826 words)

  
 Gaston Hospice :: Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston Hospice has established partnerships with several area nursing facilities/health care centers to provide services.
Gaston Hospice will realize a dream come true now that the N.C. Division of Facility Services has given us approval to build an inpatient hospice facility, commonly referred to as a "hospice house," in Gaston County.
In responding to the specific needs of the community, Gaston Hospice has designed several programs to further enhance the quality of life for our patients and their families.
www.gastonhospice.org /services.htm   (252 words)

  
 Detailed County Soils-Gaston County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This was done to comply with the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council's "Statement of Direction for North Carolina Corporate Geographic Database Horizontal Reference, Datum and Unit of Measure".
Hydric soils in this county cannot be farmed under natural conditions without removing woody vegetation or hydrology manipulation.
The coverage was digitized by Michael Baker Jr., Inc. who shipped it to the Gaston County Planning Department on a 8mm tape in Arc/Info export format.
cgia.cgia.state.nc.us /cgdb/gscodsl.html   (3005 words)

  
 Gaston County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Gaston County is located in the Southern Piedmont section of North Carolina bordered by Lincoln, Cleveland and Mecklenberg Counties.
From here in Gaston County you can be in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains within two hours and for that summer vacation we are only four to five hours from the North and South Carolina Beaches.
If you have a Business or Organization in Gaston County and would like to have link added just click here complete the form, submit it and we will add your link to our Gaston County site.
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 Gaston County North Carolina Genealogy
The inhabitants of Gaston County numbered something less than 8,000, twenty-five percent of them Negro slaves and a small proportion Indians, local survivors of the once great tribe of the Catawbas.
Dallas continued to be the county seat until 1909 when Gastonia was, by popular vote, selected as the county seat.
Welcome to Gaston County, The official Gaston County Government page that includes a visitor guide, regional map, calendar of events, and county government agencies.
www.rootsweb.com /~ncgaston   (495 words)

  
 Health Department
Leading Gaston County in becoming a healthier community with healthy people living in a healthy environment.
Gaston County's Quality of Life Survey Results in Gaston 2012: A Report to the People (PDF)
Community Health Assessment Report for Gaston County (PDF)
www.co.gaston.nc.us /HealthDept   (133 words)

  
 How will we rescue the rescuers? - Gaston County, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
And when they do, we know county paramedics, volunteer rescue squads or fire departments will be there in a few minutes to give the medical assistance that can save our lives.
A recent Observer analysis showed the county's paramedics couldn't meet nationally recommended response times on about six out of every 10 emergency calls, especially in rural areas.
Emergency officials told Observer reporters Alice Gregory Hartnett and Danica Coto the Gaston Emergency Medical Services hasn't grown along with the county and the drastic increase in the call volume.
www.emsnetwork.org /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=29&num=11968   (742 words)

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