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Creation Date
4-23-2012
Description
Gregg Cherry Marker Gastonia NC
This marker is located in Franklin Avenue in Gastonia , North Carolina. Cherry was the Governor of North Carolina from 1945-1949. His parents died when he was young so he was raised by his uncle Henry M Lineberger of Gastonia. After doing law he returned to Gastonia to practice.
The text on the marker reads as :
R. GREG CHERRY
" Governor of North Carolina, 1945-1949. State legislator. Promoted good roads and rural electrification. Grave is 3 miles S.E."
Dedicated 1960. Historical marker raised by: [Division Of Archives And History]
Latitude, Longitude
35.26208333, -81.18730000
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "R Gregg Cherry Marker, Gastonia NC" (2012). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 4774.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/4774
