Editing Bostic, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The area was originally named Black Oak, before being named Bostick and eventually Bostic.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davis |first=Anita Price |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5YbXpHjpucC&q=bostic&pg=PA6 |title=Legendary Locals of Rutherford County |date=2013 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4671-0064-9 |pages=114 |language=en}}</ref> It was named after George T. Bostic, a prominent businessman and member of the community. His son, [[William Chivous Bostic Sr.]], became an accomplished doctor and researcher of infectious disease.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 4, 1931 |title=DRS. BOSTIC AND BOSTIC. |url=https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068175/1931-06-04/ed-1/seq-8.pdf |work=THE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER}}</ref>

In 1904, George W. Jones founded the Valdesian Nurseries in Bostic. The nurseries were originally situated on two acres but had expanded to two hundred acres in less than twenty years. The nursery primarily produced ornamental and rare plants for wholesale. The grounds included space for offices, storage, and greenhouses. It was located adjacent to the railroad.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peBIAAAAYAAJ&dq=bostic+north+carolina&pg=PA310 |title=The National Nurseryman |date=1922 |publisher=National Nurserymen Publishing Company |pages=311–312 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Bostic Charge Parsonage]], [[Melton-Davis House]], and [[Washburn Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120907.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 7, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>