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High Shoals, since 1973

High Shoals is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, named for the high rocky shoal across the Catawba River. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

53 years of High Shoals

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1973established
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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
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