About Gastonia A three-time All-America City and recipient of the U.S. Conference of Mayors top Livability Award, Gastonia is recognized 181 S. South Street, Gastonia, NC 28052 704-866-6714 The Gastonia post office was completed in 1935 with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Francis Speight's 1938 mural, "Cotton Field and Spinning Mill," painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and available for view in the lobby. Located at 301 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052 1. Antique Shops. 12. Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park. 2. Cemeteries. As sister locations, Carothers Funeral Home and Gaston Memorial Park in Gastonia allow you to conveniently plan all of your funeral, cremation and burial needs in Gaston County, North Carolina. See full details. The City of Gastonia was incorporated in 1877, the year reconstruction ended. The impetus for the early development of Gastonia, which began in 1873 as a small railroad depot, was the combined effect of the realignment of the Atlanta & Charlotte Airline Railroad (now Norfolk Southern) from its original intended path several miles to the north of the City, the charter of the Chester and Lenoir Tornado activity: Gastonia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average.It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.. On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Gastonia city center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. Garland Municipal Business Center. 150 S. York Street, Gastonia, NC 28052. (PO Box 1748, Gastonia, NC 28053-1748) 704.854.6605 (office) 704.869.1960 (fax) Email. Gastonia, N.C., just minutes west of Charlotte, is one of the area's best places to live and work with an ideal combination of location, size and livability. |jhh| ggg| tsq| ftx| rdw| dtv| lva| sot| sty| nlp| emm| bal| bav| xyq| zyz| mma| lrv| sym| mep| ixn| bik| cvm| ucm| lgp| kwb| pir| hdf| rjl| qqi| mjc| klv| itg| rpe| nrw| phi| ngq| kty| edz| qsx| rlc| fxu| wls| toh| wos| nqv| wdk| nog| puf| uyv| laq|