NC Gazetteer

Mount Holly

Also known as: Huntersville, Woodlawn
A town in Gaston County
… town in E Gaston County. Post office est. as Huntersville in 1800, named for Rev. Humphrey Hunter, postmaster. Name changed to Woodlawn in 1846. Inc. 1879 as Mount Holly, named for the town in New Jersey where fine yarns were manufactured. Produces textiles and hosiery. Alt. 621. See also Nims.