Originally Posted by southbound_295

I hear ya on the groaning. However, that's why I'm saying to broaden the scope. For instance, in the 60s & 70s Gaston County was the recipient of many mills from Philadelphia as well as a good number of mill workers from Philadelphia who followed their jobs. Some of the mill workers also ended up in Cleveland County. One can assume that some ended up in Mecklenburg. There's a bigger picture than the immediate past. More natives than not who I speak with also have family in or near Baltimore,