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Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about 9 miles (14 km) east of Gastonia.The population was 10,076 at the 2010 census. [4]
Bellemont is an unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. Bellemont is located on North Carolina Highway 49, east of Alamance, and 4.3 miles (6.9 km) south-southeast of downtown Burlington. The community is located at the junction with Bellemont Alamance/Mt. Hermon Road.
Belmont Historic District is a national historic district located at Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 264 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and adjacent residential areas of Belmont.
The current North Carolina county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River in 1781. [3] [4] The Silver Hill Mine, the first silver mine in the United States, opened in Davidson County in 1839. [5]
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The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.
Alexander County, North Carolina Map from 1854 The county was established by two acts of the North Carolina General Assembly , one ratified on January 15 and one ratified on January 18, 1847. These acts were not to take effect until it was determined that Caldwell County would have 5,000 people in it.
Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 22,031. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Williamston .