Millican Pictorial History Museum

History Through Photographs

1951 Christmas Parade, Belmont, NC

1958 Christmas Parade, Gastonia, NC

1955 Christmas Parade, Belmont, NC

1959 Christmas Parade, Belmont, NC

1964 Christmas Parade, Catawba Street, Belmont, North Carolina

1964 Christmas Parade coming down Main Street turning right on Catawba Street heading to East Belmont, Belmont, North Carolina. When the Christmas Parades first started in Belmont, North Carolina, they lined up in East Belmont and came down Catawba Street and…

Belmont Abbey Monastery, Belmont, North Carolina

Stowe Park Ferris Wheel, Concession Stand & Carousel, Belmont, NC

View of the concession stand & carousel at Stowe Park, Belmont, NC

Stowe Park Outdoor Theater, Belmont, NC

Stowe Park Putt Putt Golf Course, Belmont, NC

MT. Holly Life Saving Crew 1960s, MT. Holly, North Carolina

1960 Christmas Parade, Gastonia, NC

Strikers at Loray Mills, Gastonia, North Carolina in The 1934 Strike

Strikers at Loray Mills, Gastonia, North Carolina. Strikers are at the front gates September 4, 1934. In the 1934 Strike the whole South went on strike and many mills up north. See more great pictures of the 1934 Strike!

Group of Employees at Superior Yarn Mills, Tuckaseege Plant

Group of Employees at Superior Yarn Mills, Tuckaseege Plant, circa July 11, 1935 -1936, Mt. Holly, North Carolina. A. P. Rhynes established Gaston County’s seventh mill (Tuckaseege Manufacturing Company) in 1883. The mill was damaged in the devastating flood of…