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Mountain Island, North Carolina

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Mountain Island, North Carolina
Location of Mountain Island , North Carolina
Location of Mountain Island , North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°20′00″N 80°59′58″W / 35.33333°N 80.99944°W / 35.33333; -80.99944
Country United States
State North Carolina
CountyGaston County
Founded1848
Incorporated1891 (inactive)
Named forAn island in the Catawba River[1]
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code704
GNIS feature ID990700[2]

Mountain Island is an unincorporated community in eastern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Not to be confused with the Charlotte neighborhood of the same name in Mecklenburg County.[3][4] It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mount Holly.

Its name comes from a small island in Mountain Island Lake, on the border of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. Located on the extreme southwestern end of the lake, the island is mainly used as an anchor point for recreation, picnicking, and camping.

A cotton mill, said by some authorities to be the first in Gaston County, was established on Mountain Island in 1848 by Thomas R. Tate and Henry Humphreys, owners of the Mount Hecla steam-powered mill near Greensboro, North Carolina. They hoped to take advantage of the less expensive water power from the Catawba River. The site at river's edge featured a partially completed canal around the shoals that could be used for a mill race, and a steep island whose top now rises from the lake. Machinery was moved from the Mount Hecla mill by mule-drawn wagon and operations began in 1849. A village of brick houses grew around the mill. The mill and village were destroyed on July 15, 1916, in a flood caused by a hurricane.[5][6]

In 1920 the Charlottesville, Virginia company of Rinehart and Dennis was awarded a Duke Power Company contract to build a dam at Mountain Island for the purpose of using water power to generate electricity. To supplement housing for its workers, a large number of temporary frame houses were built by the contractor. In 1923, only seven years after the flood, the Mountain Island Hydroelectric Plant was completed and in service.[7] The Mountain Island Dam and Hydroelectric Station still operates today.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[8]

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References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Island, North Carolina
  3. ^ "Living in Mountain Island". Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mountain Island, Charlotte NC - Neighborhood Guide | Trulia". Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. ^ County Profile Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, Gaston County government official website. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
  6. ^ Tom Bradbury, "Mountain Island: Until the flood of 1916, mill community thrived where the dam stands and debate rages", The Charlotte Observer, August 1, 1991. Retrieved on 2008-07-05 from Gaston County History
  7. ^ Glenda R. Loftin, "Mountain Island – From Mill to Hydroelectricity", The Belmont Banner - Mount Holly News. Retrieved on 2008-07-05 from Gaston County History
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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