Gaston County History

History of Gaston County

Many Yarns Lace History of Industry
from "The Charlotte Observer," Sunday, October 15, 1989
Mountain Island Mill: Days before the flood
from "The Gastonia Gazette," Sunday, November 2, 1980
This Time and Place ~ Mountain Island
from "The Charlotte Observer," Saturday, August 1, 1991
"Until the flood of 1916, mill community thrived where the dam stands and debate rages."
Mountain Island ~ From Mill to Hydroelectricity
from "The Belmont Banner - Mount Holly News"
Paul Perkins' Recollections
The Great Flood
from "The Belmont Banner - Mount Holly News," Wednesday, June 29, 1994
"Rains from hurricane brought devastation in 1916."

Thanks to Mrs. Fay Wright of Mountain Island Lake for sharing some of these articles with me.

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	Many Yarns Lace History of Industry from "The Charlotte Observer," Sunday, October 15, 1989
	Mountain Island Mill: Days before the flood from "The Gastonia Gazette," Sunday, November 2, 1980
	This Time and Place ~ Mountain Island from "The Charlotte Observer," Saturday, August 1, 1991 "Until the flood of 1916, mill community thrived where the dam stands and debate rages."
	Mountain Island ~ From Mill to Hydroelectricity from "The Belmont Banner - Mount Holly News" Paul Perkins' Recollections
	The Great Flood from "The Belmont Banner - Mount Holly News," Wednesday, June 29, 1994 "Rains from hurricane brought devastation in 1916."