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District of Gastonia
North Carolina - United States

Gaston County, North Carolina

Gaston County is a county located just west of Charlotte in the southern Piedmont in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third largest county, by population, in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, officially designated the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of 2010, the population was 206,086. It is the third-largest county in the Charlotte metropolitan area behind Mecklenburg County and York County, SC. The county seat of Gaston County is Gastonia.

Located at 35.3, -81.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bessemer City, North Carolina

Bessemer City is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,340 at the 2010 census. The city is approximately 6 miles northwest of Gastonia and 25 miles west of Charlotte. It was settled in 1756 and founded in 1893.

Located at 35.2842, -81.2828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Dallas, North Carolina

Dallas is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, and a suburb of both Charlotte and Gastonia. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States under James K. Polk.

Located at 35.3148, -81.1752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Gastonia, North Carolina

Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the second largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 71,741 at the 2010 Census. Gastonia is the 13th largest city in North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, officially designated the Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Located at 35.2553, -81.1803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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South Gastonia, North Carolina

South Gastonia is a suburb of Gastonia in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,433 at the 2000 census, at which time it was erroneously listed as a census designated place.

Located at 35.2174, -81.2048 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Crowders Mountain State Park

Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5126 acre (20.74 km²) North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's Mountain and The Pinnacle. Crowders Mountain was named for Crowders Creek which originated near its base. Contrary to some historical information, Crowders Mountain was not named for Ulrich Crowder.

Located at 35.2323, -81.2764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Protected areas established in 1974, State parks of North Carolina, Protected areas of Gaston County, North Carolina

WBAV-FM

WBAV-FM (V101.9) is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market on 101.9 FM. They carry the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show and Skip Murphy Afternoon Show. WBAV-FM can be heard throughout the Piedmont and Foothills, including the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC market. WBAV-FM competes with sister station, longtime heritage Urban station WPEG (Power 98) and its current Urban AC rival, WOSF.

Located at 35.233, -81.276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Crowder's Mountain

Crowders Mountain is one of two main peaks within Crowders Mountain State Park, the other peak being King's Pinnacle. The park is located in the western Piedmont of North Carolina between the cities of King's Mountain and Gastonia or about 25 miles west of Charlotte. Crowders Mountain abruptly rises nearly 800 feet above the surrounding terrain, and has an elevation of 1,625 feet (495 m) above sea level.

Located at 35.2323, -81.2764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Sims Legion Park

Sims Legion Park is a 3,000-seat baseball stadium located in Gastonia, North Carolina, it serves as home to the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plain League. The stadium underwent a total rebuilt in the 1970s in order to attract a Minor League Baseball team. Since then the stadium has seen many tenants come and go. Sims Legion Park is home to American Legion baseball in Gastonia.

Located at 35.2798, -81.1838 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina, Minor league baseball venues, Baseball venues in North Carolina

Gastonia (Amtrak station)

The Gastonia Amtrak Station, located in Gastonia, North Carolina, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 350 Hancock Street, about 1.5 miles to the northeast of downtown Gastonia. The station was originally built in 1966 by the Southern Railway, before being acquired by Amtrak.

Located at 35.2692, -81.1624 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Westfield Eastridge

Westfield Shoppingtown Eastridge, known colloquially as Westfield Eastridge, is a regional shopping mall located in Gastonia, North Carolina, and is 19 miles west of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in 1976 as Eastridge Mall, it is located off Interstate 85 at exit 20, N. New Hope Road, and the mall houses around 70 stores.

Located at 35.2649, -81.1478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gaston College

Gaston College is a community college located in Dallas, North Carolina. Serving Gaston County and Lincoln County, Gaston College enrolls over 5,000 students each term in curriculum programs and about 16,000 students in continuing education programs. As part of the statewide North Carolina Community College System, Gaston College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees.

Located at 35.3114, -81.1899 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Two-year colleges in the United States, Universities and colleges in North Carolina, North Carolina Community College System, Education in Gaston County, North Carolina, Education in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina, Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Educational institutions established in 1963

Gaston Memorial Hospital

Gaston Memorial Hospital (GMH) is a public, not for profit hospital located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It serves Gaston & surrounding counties. The hospital was organized in 1946 as a memorial to all local soldiers who died in World War II and the present Court Drive facility opened in 1973.

Located at 35.2716, -81.1396 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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WDYT

WDYT is a silent radio station licensed to Kings Mountain, North Carolina, serving the Charlotte, NC area. The station is currently owned by CRN Communications, LLC. According to an FCC filing, Iglesia Nueva Vida is buying the station. The format is expected to change to Spanish.

Located at 35.2867, -81.1744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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WGAS

WGAS is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to South Gastonia, North Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by Victory Christian Center.

Located at 35.2147, -81.1753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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WGNC (AM)

WGNC is a radio station broadcasting a News, Talk, and Sports format. Licensed to Gastonia, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Gastonia area. The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball and is also an affiliate of the Washington Redskins radio network.

Located at 35.2756, -81.2011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Highland School of Technology

Highland School of Technology is a magnet public high school located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It is the first magnet school available to students in the Gaston County Schools public school district and draws students from each of the other eight high schools in the district. The percentage of students at Highland from a particular feeder high school is equal to the overall percentage of that school's students in the district.

Located at 35.2803, -81.1906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hunter Huss High School

Hunter Huss High School (abbreviated HHHS) is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It is the oldest existing high school in Gaston County. Currently, the school is under renovation. The current principal is Denece Farris. Hunter Huss currently has three assistant principals: Jamie Peoples, Stephanie Jackson, and Joel Lineberger.

Located at 35.24, -81.2064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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WCRU

WCRU is a radio station licensed to Dallas, North Carolina and serving the Charlotte area. The station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.

Located at 35.3008, -81.1703 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bessemer City High School (North Carolina)

Bessemer City High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Bessemer City, North Carolina, United States. Bessemer City High is home to the district's only Early College. Students enrolled in the Early College have the ability to earn college credit and an Associates Degree as they work on their high school diploma. James Montgomery serves as principal of BCHS.

Located at 35.2972, -81.2814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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York Chester Middle School

York Chester Middle School is a public middle school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. The school has a main building where its cafeteria, International Baccalaureate program classes, most elective classes, and two grade levels are located. It also has several trailers that hold the grade level that is not in the main building.

Located at 35.2556, -81.1927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public middle schools in North Carolina, Schools in Gaston County, North Carolina, Magnet schools in North Carolina

W. P. Grier Middle School

W. P. Grier Middle School is a public middle school in the Gaston County Schools public school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States.

Located at 35.2537, -81.1546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Crowders Mountain Township, Gaston County, North Carolina

Crowders Mountain Township is a township in southwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 15,821. The township contains the city of Bessemer City, as well as a western portion of the city of Gastonia and an eastern portion of the city of Kings Mountain. The township takes its name from Crowder's Mountain, a 1,625-foot-high ridge in the western part of the township and home to Crowders Mountain State Park.

Located at 35.2726, -81.2739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lithium Corporation of America

Lithium Corporation of America is a mining company which mined lithium-bearing spodumene and pegmatite ores near Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States and in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In September 1959, Lithium Corporation of America was sued for breach of contract by a Canadian producer of lithium concentrate, Quebec Lithium Corporation, from which it had been buying lithium concentrate.

Located at 35.2833, -81.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Mining companies of the United States, Gaston County, North Carolina

Webb St. School

Webb Street School is a public school in the Gaston County Schools school district and is located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. Webb Street serves students ages 5-22 with intellectual disabilities. The school's instructional program follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. In addition, students are instructed within Gaston County through the Community Based Training program. T.C. Dunlap is the principal

Located at 35.264, -81.212 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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