Mount Holly

by Charles A. Rhyne Jr., Jim Love, Lee Beatty

Book Overview

From the mid-18th century, Mount Holly was known as Woodlawn, for Capt. Robert Alexander's farm. Alexander was a power in military and state affairs. When European settlers arrived, they found Catawba Indian settlements along the river. The historic Tuckaseegee Ford and Trail became a pathway west across the Catawba River for pioneers and for famous French botanist Andr? Michaux in the late 18th century. Gaston County's first two textile mills, Mountain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073858763X
• ISBN13: 9780738587639
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"