| Rabb, Walter | 12 |
| Rademacher, Pete | 16 |
| Ragan and Pegram firm | 26 |
| Ragan, G. W. | 46 |
| Ragan, George W. | 26, 47, 50 |
| Ragan, George W., Mrs., 1888 | 51 (photo) |
| Ragan, Mary, Miss, 1896 | 51 (photo) |
| Railroad, Carolina Central | 50 |
| Railroad, Chester and Lenoir Narrow Guage | 25 |
| railroad, first in Gaston County | 50 |
| Railroad, Piedmont and Northern | 25 |
| Railroad, Seaboard Airline | 50 |
| Railway, Atlanta & Charlotte Airline | 25, 46 |
| railway, first in Gastonia | 50 |
| Railway, Southern | 50 |
| Rambling Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps | 23, 36 |
| Ramseur, Donald E. | 8 |
| Ramsey, J. C. | 36 |
| Rankin, Ernest E. | 45 |
| Rankin, Grady | 4 |
| Rankin, J. C. | 27 |
| Rankin, Jane | 23 |
| Rankin, Maude, Miss | 36 |
| Rankin, R. G. | 27 |
| Rankin, R. Grady | 36 |
| Rankin, R. P. | 46 |
| Rankin, W. T. | 4 |
| Rankin, Wiley T. | 27 |
| Rankin-Armstrong firm | 27 |
| Ratchford, Ella (Gastonia High, 1915) | 18 (photo) |
| Rauch, Jeanne | 21 |
| Rauch, Marshall | 9 |
| Ray, Ralph | 21 |
| Raylass Department Store | 45 |
| Redpath Lyceum Bureau | 21 |
| Reid, Aline (Gastonia High, 1915) | 18 (photo) |
| Retail Merchants' Association | 28 |
| Rhodes, Larry | 16 |
| Rhyne surname | 2 |
| Rhyne, J. L. | 53 |
| Rhyne, J. L., House of | 53 (photo) |
| Rhyne, Robert L. | 44 |
| Rice, Lena, Mrs. | 7 |
| Rickey, Branch (1950) | 13 (photo) |
| Rickey, Branch, Sr. and Jr. | 13 |
| road, first paved, Gaston County | 50 |
| Robbins, Gloria | 23 |
| Roberts, W. M., Dr. | 42 |
| Robinson Brothers shoe store | 27 |
| Robinson, J. Lee | 4 |
| Robinson, J. Lee, Mr. (1927) | 5 (photo) |
| Robinson, S. A. | 38 |
| Robinson, S. M. | 4 |
| Robinwood Speedway | 16 |
| Rockett, G. W. (Horse) | 16 |
| Roger Wagner Chorale | 23 |
| rook card game | 36 |
| Roosevelt, Franklin D., Mrs. (1949) | 12 (photo) |
| Roseman, D. W. | 45 |
| Rozzelle, Thomas C. | 8 |
| Rustin, Carl | 23 |
| Rustin, W. Carl | 24 |
| Rutledge, Archibald, Dr. | 21, 37 |
| Rutter, Harry, Mrs. | 24 |
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