Cherryville is a small town northwest of Gaston County, North Carolina, USA. The population is 5,760 at the 2010 census. New Year's Shooters celebrate the German heritage of the area by starting each year with traditional singing and shooting of musket honors. Cherryville is located about 30 miles (48 km) west of Charlotte and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Gastonia.
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Geography
Cherryville is located in Cherryville City on 35 Â ° 22 ÃÆ'â € "52? N 81Ã, Â ° 22? 45? W (35.381169, -81.379168) at a height of 1.007 feet (307 m). According to the US Census Bureau, the city covers an area of ​​5.50 square miles (14.25 km 2 ), where 5.49 square miles (14.22 km 2 ) is ground and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km 2 ), or 0.21%, is water. The small Cherryville City reservoir lies to the southeast of the city limits.
Cherryville is located along three river basins. The western end of Cherryville is in the Muddy River basin, the tributary of Buffalo Creek proper and part of the Broad River basin. The north side of Cherryville is in the Indian Creek watershed, dried by Lick Fork Creek and the unnamed tributary of Indian Creek. The southern side of Cherryville Township is in the Beaverdam Creek watershed, which is drained by an unidentified tributary called Beaverdam Creek. Indian Creek and Beaverdam Creek are tributaries of the South Catawba Fork River.
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History
During the last half of the 18th century, the German, Dutch, and Scottish-Irish families of the Pennsylvania Colonies migrated southward and settled in the Cherryville area. The land grant made by King George III of England dates back to 1768, and since 1792 Governor Samuel Ashe of North Carolina made a grant in and around "White Pine", as the settlement was known at the time. A village began to develop at the Morganton-to-Charleston intersection, followed by the 274/Mountain Street Modern Highway, and Old Post Road, a major highway between Salisbury, North Carolina, and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
In 1862, Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherford Railroad (later known as the Carolina Central Railroad) reached White Pine. The construction of a railroad west of Cherryville was cut off by the Civil War, so throughout the Cherryville war it was the western end of the railroad in North Carolina. When the rebuilding and railroad extends beyond Cherryville, it serves as a stop for water and coal. Along the railroad tracks, locals plant cherry trees, and the train engineers immediately begin calling the "Cherryville" settlement. The city was founded under this name in 1881.
Agriculture is Cherryville's main economic base for many years. However, by the end of the 19th century, the textile industry became established in the city. Cherryville's first cotton mill, Cherryville Manufacturing Plant, was established in 1891. It was soon followed by the opening of three other plants. At the beginning of the 20th century, rural villages have become an industrial community of a thousand people. Finally, 13 factories will open in Cherryville, including Gaston Manufacturing Company (later operated as Dora Yarn Mills), Vivian Manufacturing Company ("Old Sardine", then operate as Nuway Spinning Company), Melville Manufacturing Company (later Pinnacle Burlington Industries Factory). ), Howell Manufacturing Company, Rhyne House Manufacturing Company (next part of Madision Burlington Industries Division), and Carlton Yarn Mills, Inc. All these factories have been closed down.
In 1932, a trucking company began operations in Cherryville with a truck transporting the proceeds from Florida to Cherryville. The company will be one of the largest cargo operators in the country, known as Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation. After operating for over sixty years, Carolina Freight was purchased by Arkansas Best Trucking Company in October 1995, and its operations moved from Cherryville.
On July 13, 1966, Train # 45 & amp; # 46 from the Seaboard Air Train, hit directly on the southeast side of the city, killing one and injuring three. GP-9 1911-1927-1963-1971-1979 and F-3, 4027 SAL, were destroyed and disposed of at the site. J. W. Pait from Hamlet, North Carolina, was killed in an accident.
The Beam's Shell Service Station and Office, (Former) were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Demographics
In the 2000 census, there were 5,361 people, 2,177 households, and 1,480 families living in the city. Population density was 1,131.3 people per square mile (436.7/km ²). There are 2,356 units of homes with an average density of 497.2 per square mile (191.9/km²). City's racial makeup is 88.81% White, 9.57% African American, 0.13% Native Americans, 0.62% Asian, 0.52% of other races, and 0.35% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 2.29% of the population.
There are 2,177 households where 27.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% are married couples living together, 12.5% ​​have unmarried female households, and 32.0% are not family. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the age distribution of the population was 21.2% below the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% 65 years or older. The average age is 41 years. For every 100 women, there are 86.1 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 82.5 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 33,054, and the average income for families is $ 45,607. Men have an average income of $ 38,667 compared to $ 24,828 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 19,254. Approximately 6.7% of families and 9.1% of the population are below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those aged 65 and older.
Government
The mayor of Cherryville was elected by popular vote for a two-year term. The City Council consists of four members with staggered terms. Each member is selected from one of the four wards for a period of four years. Candidates are required to live in the neighborhood they intend to represent; however, voting took place across the city. The Council appoints a full-time city manager to serve as city's executive officer.
Economy
Cherryville's largest entrepreneurs include Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a manufacturer of mainly automotive parts, including bearings, valve seats, and small structural parts, employing 220 people, FleetNet America, a fleet maintenance company employing over 375 people, and Bradington-Young Furniture Company, manufacturer of sofas, chairs, and recliner chairs, employs 187 people. Other manufacturing companies include R-Anell Incorporated, pre-fabricated modular home manufacturing, and Advanced Urethane Solutions, Inc., producing a variety of polyurethane products including rollers, bumpers, and gears.
The largest among non-manufacturing entrepreneurs is in the government, institutional, and construction sectors. The public school system employs 200 people locally, while the Cherryville City government office employs 90 people. Membership Rutherford Electric Membership employs 186 people. Beam Construction Company employs 150 people. Carolina Care Center and Century Care, a healing facility, employing 120 and 70 people, respectively.
Education
Public schools in Cherryville are part of the Gaston County Schools public school system. They include:
- Cherryville Elementary School, K-3 class,
- William Blaine Beam Intermediate School, grade 4-5, was built in 2004 on the site of the former Cherryville High School and is named as a former community leader and educational advocate.
- John Chavis Secondary School, grades 6-8, named for John Chavis (c 1763-1838), African-American educator and Presbyterian minister
- Cherryville High School, grades 9-12.
Tryon Elementary School, K-5 class, in the unrelated Tryon community in Cherryville City was also admitted to John Chavis Secondary School.
The Cherryville branch of the Gaston Public Library serves this community.
Religious life
The first church organized in Cherryville was the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, founded in 1881, the same year in which the city was founded. The congregation owns the first church building in Cherryville as well, established immediately after the church organization. It was replaced by the current structure in 1963.
Other churches in Cherryville include the First United Methodist Church (held 1883), the Fairview Baptist Church (1884), First Presbyterian Church (1893), First Baptist Church (1893), Raisisill Chapel Church AME Zion (1896), First Wesleyan Church 1907), Second Baptist Church (1940), First Church of Nazarene (1950), Church of God Cherryville, Church of the Northern Spirit, Hillfire Baptist Church, Cherryville Covenant Meteorology Church, Christian Iglesia Integral, Victory Life Assembly God, Macedonian Missionary Baptist Church, United Liberty United Church, Shady Grove Baptist Church, and Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Places of interest
The Cherryville Historical Museum maintains the history of the Cherryville area, and is open to the public every week for certain days. C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, which interprets the trucking history and Carolina Freight Carriers, is located at the former Shell Beam Service and Office, 117 N. Mountain St., and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1922 Noah Benjamin Kendrick House at 402 N. Mountain Street is a Designated Gaston County Historical Property. Recreation spots in Cherryville include the semi-private Cherryville Country Club, with a nine-hole golf course, on the northeast side of town.
The Rudisill Stadium, completed in 1963 and located on the Beam Intermediate School campus, is Cherryville's largest sports venue and is used for several community events throughout the year.
Fire protection
Pond's Pond's Hugh Firemen, Tryonota Volunteer Fire Department, and Cherryville Fire department
Famous people
- Tony Cloninger (born in Cherryville, August 13, 1940), former Major League Baseball pitchers starting with Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals
- Charlie Justice, a soccer player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then for the Washington Redskins; born May 18, 1924 in Asheville, North Carolina; he founded Justice & amp; Insurance Agent Crews in Cherryville which he operated until his death on October 17, 2003
- Patrick T. McHenry (resident of Cherryville, born in nearby Gastonia on October 22, 1975), in 2004 elected a United States Republican Representative from the 10th North Carolina congress district Jack Tatum (born in Cherryville, November 18, 1948), professional football player with Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers from the National Football League, three Pro Bowl and Super Bowl championships
- George Wilson (born in Cherryville, August 30, 1925), former Major League Baseball player with Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and New York Yankees
References
External links
- The official website of City of Cherryville
- Cherryville.com, an unofficial community website
- Cherryville New Year Shooter
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