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Chamber member Biz Well Corp. produced our Welcome Guide. Thank you, Debbie Cole and Tom House.
Chamber member Biz Well Corp. produced our Welcome Guide. Thank you, Debbie Cole and Tom House.
    WELCOME GUIDE
      2010 EDITION

The Chamber's 2010 "Welcome Guide" is available for visitors, newcomers and potential future residents and businesses. The full-color, 60-page publication is packed with useful information about eastern Gaston County. It's available free at the Chamber office at 32 North Main Street in Belmont, at the Gaston County Visitor Center in Belmont, at City Halls and at the offices of all advertisers. 

ON THE COVER: The importance of trains and railroads to the history of eastern Gaston towns is featured in this year's magazine. The restored locomotive, dining car and caboose permanently parked beside the former depot in downtown Belmont was the ideal choice for Debbie Cole's cover photo. Enjoying the view from the train are Roger and Candace Edwards and their children Allan and Brianna.    


CLICK HERE to view the entire 60-page publication.


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Art on Center Gallery & Gifts

Ashley Women’s Center of Belmont

Belmont Animal Hospital

Belmont Historical Society

Blythe Gallery

Brenda’s Cake Gallery

Campbell Jewelers

Caravan Coffee & Dessert Bar

Carillon Assisted Living of Cramer Mountain

Carolinas Rehabilitation Mount Holly

Carolinas Stroke Network

CaroMont Family Medicine of Belmont

CaroMont Health

Center Street Tavern

Chick-fil-A at Belmont

Choice USA Beverage

Christmastown Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery

City of Mount Holly

CommunityOne Bank

Copper’s Wine Cellar

Creative Travel

Edward Jones Investments – Don Hartsoe, Kevin Randall and Jay Smith

Fine Things Consigned

First National Bank

Gaston Travel & Tourism

H&M Deli and Market

Hair Affair

Hampton Inn Charlotte/Belmont @ Montcross

Happy Dog Café & Boutique

Harrison Realty

Heirlooms Antiques

Holy Angels

Honey Bee Home Staging

Interiors by Mimi

Levine Children’s Hospital

Little Cuddle Bugs Boutique

Market Street Pizza & Subs

McDonalds – Belmont & Mount Holly

Million Dollar Dog

Mount Holly Community Development Foundation

Montcross Area Chamber 

Nationwide Insurance – Neil Brock and William Gary

Nixon Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

Prudential Carolinas Realty

Queen’s Florist & Gifts

Reflection Pointe on Lake Wylie

Reflection Properties

River Park by DR Horton

Robert D. Black Insurance Services

S&L Creations

South Point Pet Hospital

Stowe Pointe Homes by Lennar

Tammy Taylor Interiors

The Market Place

Watson Insurance

 

 
Gaston County Dept. of Travel and Tourism Visitor Center ... 620 N. Main. St., Belmont, NC ... Phone: 1-800-849-9994 or 704-825-4044
Gaston County Dept. of Travel and Tourism Visitor Center ... 620 N. Main. St., Belmont, NC ... Phone: 1-800-849-9994 or 704-825-4044

Welcome: Visitor Center Your First Stop 
 

The best place for first-time visitors to begin learning about Gaston County is the Visitor Center operated by Gaston County Travel and Tourism at 620 North Main Street in Belmont. That's at I-85 Exit 26 (Belmont Abbey College.) There you'll find friendly folks to answer your questions and supply all the maps and brochures you need. Be sure to ask for the Magnolia Tour brochure, with information and photos about a wide variety of interesting places to see and things to do in Gaston County.

Don't fail to ask about the spectacular Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, named one of the nation's 20 great gardens. Also not to be missed is the U.S. National Whitewater Center, the world's largest multi-channel, recirculating whitewater river, and an official U.S.Olympic Training Facility. The Whitewater Center is across the Catawba River in Mecklenburg County, but only a few minutes from the Visitor Center. 

From the parking lot at the Visitor Center, you can see just across the Interstate the spires of Belmont Abbey College and the beautiful and historic basilica. Founded in 1876, Belmont Abbey is both a Benedictine monastery and a Catholic co-educational liberal arts college. Stroll the lovely 650-acre campus and drop in at Holy Grounds for a cup of Starbucks coffee with the students and the monks. 

All of the towns of eastern Gaston (Belmont, Cramerton, Lowell, McAdenville, Mount Holly and Stanley) are within a short drive from the Visitor Center. Gastonia, the county seat, is less than 10 minutes south on I-85, and the skyscrapers of Charlotte about 15 minutes north. 

While traveling in Gaston County, take time to stop for a spell in any of our small towns. You'll find each community has it's own distinct charm and proud heritage. Learn about our past in historical museums, sip a cup of gourmet coffee, relax in a spa, walk on a greenway, cruise the lake, attack the whitewater, inhale the gardens, make great discoveries in our antique shops, sample our barbecue or enjoy a fine dining experience at one of many excellent restaurants.

You'll discover the quality all of our communities have in common is friendly people. Don't rush. Take time to talk with people you meet. You'll find we're as eager to get to know you as you are to know us.

Thanks for stopping by.  

 

Find Lodging

 

Visitors to Gaston County will find a vast array of lodging options within a short drive from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and along major highways such as Interstate 85 and Highway 74. Please give special consideration to the following members of the Belmont Chamber of Commerce:

 

Holiday Inn Express
(I-85 Exit 27)
250 Beaty Drive
Belmont, NC 28012
704-812-2000
 


Hampton Inn Charlotte-Belmont @ Montcross
(I-85 Exit 26)
820 Cecilia Alexander Dr.
Belmont, NC 28012
704-825-6100

Robin's Nest Bed & Breakfast
156 N. Main St.
Mount Holly, NC 28120
704.827.2420



For additional lodging options in Gaston County, click here:

 

For additional lodging options in Charlotte, click here: 

 

 




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