Belmont Abbey College
Inscription
Roman Catholic. Liberal arts
coeducational college.
Founded, 1876, by Order of
St. Benedict. One mile
north.
Location
AddressUS 29/74 (Wilkinson Boulevard) in Belmont
CityBelmont
CountyGaston
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.252790, -81.042530
Sources
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Tryon County
Formed 1768, named for Governor William Tryon.
Oak Grove
Built 1782. Home of James Johnston, officer in Revolution, member Provincial Congress, legislature, convention of 1788.
William Chronicle
Belmont, NC
Major in Revolution, leader of Lincoln County forces at the battle of Kings Mountain, 1780, where he was killed.
Joseph Dickson 1745-1825
Colonel in Revolution, later brigadier general, member of legislatures of N.C. and Tenn.