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| Hundreds of motorcyclists ride East on Franklin Blvd. during the 25th Annual Gaston County Toy for Tots motorcycle ride on Sunday November 27, 2011. |
Toy Run
The votes are in
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| Gastonia Mayor Jennie Stultz congratulates Mayor-elect John Bridgeman at Nick's Steak and Taphouse as election results begin to show a clear victory for Bridgeman on Tuesday November 8, 2011. |
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| Jim Jones, from left, Mitchell Sanders, Titus Greene, Gastonia Mayor-elect John Bridgeman, Lisa Mobley and her brother Greg Mobley watch election results come in on a laptop at Nick's Steak and Taphouse. |
The ruins of Alba Mill
I recently explored the ruins of Alba Mill in rural Gaston County north of Stanley, thanks to the tip of my colleague Leo Hohmann who makes it a hobby to find old abandoned historical treasure like this.
As best as I've been able to find out, this is an old paper mill, but the internet didn't offer much information.
In any event, it's been long abandoned and barely any of it is still standing. I thought it was a pretty cool place to explore and I'll probably return to take more pictures in the future.
In any event, it's been long abandoned and barely any of it is still standing. I thought it was a pretty cool place to explore and I'll probably return to take more pictures in the future.
