Historical Marker
Loray Strike
Historical marker location:
1101 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of West Franklin Boulevard (U.S. 29) and South Firestone Street, on the right when traveling east on West Franklin Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 2007
The Cherokee Indians originally inhabited much of western North Carolina before being forcibly removed by the federal government in the 1800s. Today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians still maintains a reservation in the western part of the state.