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John England, Bishop of Charleston, assigned missionary Fr. T.J. Cronin to serve the miners in 1838, and he quickly began fundraising to build a church near what would become Mount Holly. [2] In 1841, one of the miners, William Lonergan, donated six acres of land in what was then Lincoln County for the construction. [3]
The buildings were built between about 1883 and 1960, and characterized by one- and two-story brick commercial buildings. Notable buildings include the Classical Revival style Mount Holly Bank, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (1903), First Presbyterian Church (1927), and Charlie's Drugs and Sundries (1960). [2]
Mount Holly is a small suburban city in northeastern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The city is situated just west of the Catawba River , north of Interstate 85 , south of North Carolina State Highway 16 .
The descendants were joined by Mount Holly Historical Society President Mary Smith, who spoke briefly about the reason the society's board of directors selected Hunter for the honor. On October 17, 2017, Hunter was featured and celebrated along with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the AT&T 2018 Edition of The Heritage ...
A cotton mill, said by some authorities to be the first in Gaston County, was established on Mountain Island in 1848 by Thomas R. Tate and Henry Humphreys, owners of the Mount Hecla steam-powered mill near Greensboro, North Carolina. They hoped to take advantage of the less expensive water power from the Catawba River.
The shape of the lake follows the meander of the Catawba River's course, dammed near the Mount Holly Wastewater Plant. Full pond elevation is approximately 647.5 feet (197 m). The lake has around 3,281 acres (13 km 2) of surface area and 61 miles (98 km) of shoreline. Riverbend Steam Station on Mountain Island Lake
Mount Holly Cotton Mill, also known as Alsace Manufacturing Co., is a historic cotton mill complex located at Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina. The original section was built in 1875, and is a 3 story, rectangular brick mill building with Industrial Italianate detailing. A three-story addition was built in 1916, and a one-story, T ...
In 1940, NC 273 was extended north to NC 16, near Lucia. In 1949 or 1950, NC 273 was extended north again, along NC 16, then west on an upgraded road to NC 27, near Goodsonville. In 1967, NC 273 was moved back to its northern terminus at NC 16; the highway between NC 16 and NC 27 became part of NC 73. Between 1980 and 1982, NC 273 was extended ...