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   Gastonia is located about 12 miles from Kings Mountain National Military Park and about 8 miles from Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.
Major Chronicle and his South Fork Boys joined in pursuit of Major Patrick Ferguson, catching up with him at Kings Mountain.
    Our chapter meetings are planned carefully to include requirements of the National Society—the Pledge of Allegiance, American’s Creed, National Anthem, various messages from the Society,  programs and necessary business.  Programs are based on the interests of the members, and focus on historic preservation, patriotism, conservation, American history, national defense, education, and genealogy.
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The Major William Chronicle Chapter welcomes new members to our chapter.  To find out more, please visit our "Chapter and Membership Information" page.
Major William Chronicle image of sign displayed along roadside about place Major Chronicle was killed
    Gastonia, located in the heart of the Piedmont section of North Carolina,  was incorporated in 1877 and became the county seat of Gaston County in 1911. It is approximately 22 miles west of Charlotte and is the second largest city in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. With its population of about 64,000 it is the twelfth largest city in the state. 
     It began as a railroad junction between Charlotte and Atlanta Airline Railroad (now Southern Railway) and the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge line.  Once mainly agricultural,  Gaston County evolved into an important center of textile production for the world.  Over the years that has declined and Gastonia now has a diverse commercial and industrial base. Gastonia is home to the Schiele Museum of Natural History and James Lynn Planetarium, the American Military Museum of Gastonia,  the Gaston Country Club,  the City Club of Gastonia, and the Main Branch of the Gaston County Public Library.
Historical marker located on Catawba Street, Belmont, North Carolina.
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APPROVED:
November 18, 2002
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