Gastonia

North Carolina city

Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.

It was a major textile manufacturing center through the 20th century.

The name also belongs to an armored dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period, a tanklike herbivore covered in spikes and plates, discovered in Utah.

NorthCarolina

Charlotte

Feminine name, Carolina city

PiedmontMountain-base territory
textile millsFacilities manufacturing woven goods
I-85Southeastern U.S. highway

NASCAR · Belmont · Blue Ridge Parkway · barbecue · sweet tea · Southern heritage

suburban

commuter

One who travels regularly

bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
subdivisionsPortions of a whole
residentialRelating to housing

strip malls · homeowners association · cul-de-sac · sprawl · tract housing · development · local schools · neighborhood watch · shopping centers · outskirts

industrial

textile

Material from woven fibers

cotton millsPlants processing fiber into cloth
manufacturingIndustrial product creation
factoriesIndustrial production facilities

mill town · labor history · union · workers · production · industry · warehouses · commerce · employment · trade

Categories

armored dinosaurs
Gaston CountyBelmont, Cherryville, Dallas, Lowell, Stanley
mill townsLowell, Lawrence, Manchester, Pawtucket, New Bedford

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G