Stanley |
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Address
114 S. Main St.
Stanley, NC 28164
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Phone
704 -263-4779 |
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Stanley, North Carolina actually had its beginning in the middle to late 1700’s when pioneers first began arriving in the wilderness of the Catawba River region. Some of the early settlers made their first homes along the banks of a small creek which emptied into a larger creek before reaching the river. This small creek was named Stanley’s for a gold prospector who had ventured into the territory and then moved on farther south. The congregation of settlers quickly began being referred to as the Stanley’s Creek Community.
The Stanley’s Creek Community existed over one hundred years before incorporating as a town, and this is one of the oldest settlements in today’s Gaston County. Our town has remained one of the smaller towns in the county, but does not lack for historical significance.
Over the years our area was visited by several prominent people; a botanist and adventurer, André Michaux; the British General Lord Cornwallis; Civil War General Stonewall Jackson who married a lady from near Stanley; and many others. However, the ingredient that gives our town the distinction of being a terrific place is the folks who have chosen to live here.
A diverse group, from the original landowners who were the Native Americans, or the Catawba Indians, to the wealthy landowners, the merchants, the craftsmen such as blacksmiths, furniture makers, potters, saddle makers, etc., as well as the teachers, the preachers, the homemakers, the outlying farmers, the students, the gold miners, the athletes, the mill workers, to all just plain good folk, have made Stanley what it was in the past, what it is today and what it will be tomorrow.
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