| 168 |
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The Rise and Fall of Cleveland Springs Hotel
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A detailed history of Cleveland Springs hotel and resort. |
1820-1929 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Firsts, Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, history, Cleveland Springs, |
| 207 |
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The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC
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The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Politicians, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Cleveland Springs, James Love |
| 188 |
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Iron
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Iron deposits and furnaces |
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Agriculture/Minerals: Mining, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, iron, furnace |
| 206 |
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Ballad of Catherine Babington (the woman Mason)
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Song and video by Larry Simpson about Catherine Babington who was the only woman mason ever! She lived in Cleveland County and is buried in Sunset cemetery. |
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Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington |
| 551 |
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Down the Wagon Road
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Song and video by Larry Simpson about the Scott-Irish and their journey down the Great Wagon Road and their influence on the country. |
|
Highlight: Historical Ballads, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Great wagon road, wagon road, Larry Simpson, history, Scott-Irish |
| 206 |
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Ballad of Catherine Babington (the woman Mason)
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Song and video by Larry Simpson about Catherine Babington who was the only woman mason ever! She lived in Cleveland County and is buried in Sunset cemetery. |
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Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington |
| 205 |
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Drury Dobbins story
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A brief story about Drury Dobbins. |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Document: Audio/Videos, Drury Dobbins, preacher |
| 177 |
|
1868 Map of Cleveland County
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1868 Map of Cleveland County |
1868 |
Document: Maps, map |
| 224 |
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History of New Hope Baptist Church
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History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon |
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Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book |
| 270 |
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Shelby Cigar Company
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Shelby Cigar Company =, makers of Colonel Shelby Cigars. |
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Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document: Miscellaneous, Cigar, Colonel cigars |
| 254 |
|
Conestoga Wagon
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The Conestoga wagon and the migration of the Scott-Irish and Germans down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania. |
|
People: Founders, Document: History/Article, Conestoga, Wagon, Wagon Road, scott-irish, |
| 208 |
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The Wilson Springs Accord
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Song and video by Larry Simpson about how Cleveland County and Shelby came to be and why Shelby's location. The importance of Cleveland Springs (formally Wilson Springs) |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Historical Ballads, People: Founders, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Wilson springs, James Love, Larry Simpson, Cleveland County |
| 168 |
|
The Rise and Fall of Cleveland Springs Hotel
|
A detailed history of Cleveland Springs hotel and resort. |
1820-1929 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Firsts, Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, history, Cleveland Springs, |
| 207 |
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Politicians, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Cleveland Springs, James Love |
| 205 |
|
Drury Dobbins story
|
A brief story about Drury Dobbins. |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Document: Audio/Videos, Drury Dobbins, preacher |
| 280 |
|
A History of Belwood North Carolina
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A detailed history of Belwood North Carolina compiled from many sources. |
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Town: Bellwood, Document: History/Article |
| 281 |
|
The History of Boiling Springs
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A detailed history of Boiling Springs North Carolina from many sources. |
|
Town: Boiling Springs, Institution: Church, School, Document: History/Article, College, School, Baptist, spring, |
| 311 |
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History of Casar
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The history of Casar from many sources |
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Town: Casar, Document: History/Article, Casar |
| 283 |
|
A History of Earl North Carolina
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A history o the town of Earl North Carolina from several sources. |
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Town: Earl, Document: History/Article, Earl. |
| 224 |
|
History of New Hope Baptist Church
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History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon |
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Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book |
| 205 |
|
Drury Dobbins story
|
A brief story about Drury Dobbins. |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Document: Audio/Videos, Drury Dobbins, preacher |
| 208 |
|
The Wilson Springs Accord
|
Song and video by Larry Simpson about how Cleveland County and Shelby came to be and why Shelby's location. The importance of Cleveland Springs (formally Wilson Springs) |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Historical Ballads, People: Founders, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Wilson springs, James Love, Larry Simpson, Cleveland County |
| 207 |
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Politicians, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Cleveland Springs, James Love |
| 240 |
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Biography of Mrs. Catherine Babington, the Only Woman Mason in the World
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Catherine Babington was the only female in history. This is her biography. Written by J.P. Babington her son and Mason as well. "She was bright in the First Three Degrees of Masonry, up to the time of her death." |
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Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Biography, Document: Book, Babington, Mason, Sunset |
| 224 |
|
History of New Hope Baptist Church
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History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon |
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Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book |
| 307 |
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A history of Charles Hotel to 1930
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This is a history of the Charles Hotel (formally Centra Hotel) from the 1887 to 1930 |
1887-1930 |
Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Retail Store, Document: History/Article, Hotel, Charles Hotel, Central Hotel, fire, First National Bank, Wray |
| 210 |
|
Darwin's Dreams (The Springs Still Flow)
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Song and video by Larry Simpson about John A. Darwin and his plans to rebuild Cleveland Springs Hotel after the 1907 fire. Adding 18 hoes to the golf course and a clubhouse. He planted fruit trees there and designed a private restricted community adjoining the golf course. He cut roads and sold building lots and convinced Shelby to build a bridge and road to the property. |
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Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Darwin, Golf, resort |
| 168 |
|
The Rise and Fall of Cleveland Springs Hotel
|
A detailed history of Cleveland Springs hotel and resort. |
1820-1929 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Firsts, Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, history, Cleveland Springs, |
| 167 |
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Hal Kemp and band
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1927 Hal Kemp his band performing at Cleveland Springs Hotel |
1927 |
Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Document: Miscellaneous, band, entertainment |
| 210 |
|
Darwin's Dreams (The Springs Still Flow)
|
Song and video by Larry Simpson about John A. Darwin and his plans to rebuild Cleveland Springs Hotel after the 1907 fire. Adding 18 hoes to the golf course and a clubhouse. He planted fruit trees there and designed a private restricted community adjoining the golf course. He cut roads and sold building lots and convinced Shelby to build a bridge and road to the property. |
|
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Darwin, Golf, resort |
| 168 |
|
The Rise and Fall of Cleveland Springs Hotel
|
A detailed history of Cleveland Springs hotel and resort. |
1820-1929 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Firsts, Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, history, Cleveland Springs, |
| 208 |
|
The Wilson Springs Accord
|
Song and video by Larry Simpson about how Cleveland County and Shelby came to be and why Shelby's location. The importance of Cleveland Springs (formally Wilson Springs) |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Historical Ballads, People: Founders, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Wilson springs, James Love, Larry Simpson, Cleveland County |
| 207 |
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC
|
The story of the founding of Cleveland County and Shelby NC |
1835-1841 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Politicians, Document: Audio/Videos, Founding, Cleveland Springs, James Love |
| 205 |
|
Drury Dobbins story
|
A brief story about Drury Dobbins. |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Document: Audio/Videos, Drury Dobbins, preacher |
| 224 |
|
History of New Hope Baptist Church
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History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon |
|
Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book |
| 222 |
|
History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC
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1969 History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC, Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., Editor R. Hubbard Hamrick, Historian |
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Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, Document: Book, First Baptist, History, |
| 191 |
|
The First Baptist Church in Cleveland County
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The first Baptist church in the county was Sandy Run Baptist Church. Probably established in the 1780s |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, Sandy Run, first, church |
| 317 |
|
The Saints at Elizabeth
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THe History of Elizabeth Baptist Church written in 1983 |
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Institution: Church, Document: History/Article, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Elizabeth, Baptist |
| 192 |
|
Why there are so many Baptists Churches in Cleveland County
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Why there are so many Baptists Churches in Cleveland County |
|
Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, Church, Baptists |
| 223 |
|
The preaching for today sermons, papers and addresses
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The preaching for today : sermons, papers and addresses delivered at the North Carolina Baptist Pastors' Conference, Shelby, December 8,9, 1913 |
1913 |
Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, Document: Book, preaching, conference, |
| 281 |
|
The History of Boiling Springs
|
A detailed history of Boiling Springs North Carolina from many sources. |
|
Town: Boiling Springs, Institution: Church, School, Document: History/Article, College, School, Baptist, spring, |
| 314 |
|
Cleveland County Post Offices
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Post offices then and now. Original County, first postmaster and more. |
1829 |
Institution: Government, Document: History/Article, Post office, postmaster, |
| 309 |
|
Emergency Hospital Waiting/Recovery room, Shelby, N.C.
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Caption on back of photo: 'Tues. 8:30 A.M. 25 children in bed ready for operation, amusing themselves with books, ball and mechanical toy being worked by nurse standing. Little six-year-old in cot by nurse, sitting, is absorbed with pencil and scratch tablet. Parents are by the cots. We don't try to have them keep the blankets 'just so' before operation.' In 1917, George Cooper was appointed the Director of the N.C. State Board of Health's Bureau of Medical Inspection in Schools, and in 1919, he instigated the tonsil and adenoid clinics. |
1920 |
Town: Shelby, Institution: Government, Document, Hospital, City Hall |
| 313 |
|
A History of Shelby Female Academy
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Shelby's Baptist female college, chartered in 1883, struggled with debt from the start and closed by 1889-1890. The building later became a boarding house and hotel. |
1832-1896 |
Town: Shelby, Institution: School, Document: History/Article, Shelby, Baptist education, female college |
| 65 |
|
1912 Piedmont High School
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1912-1913 Piedmont Highschool yearbook |
1912-1913 |
Town: Lawndale, Institution: School, Document: Book, yearbook, school, piedmont |
| 310 |
|
Shelby's First Hospital
|
The story of Shelby's first hospital, established in 1910 by Dr. T.G. Hamrick in a converted hotel building. Despite modern facilities and professional staff, the private hospital operated only until 1913-1914, unable to sustain itself financially after the loss of Cleveland Springs' affluent health tourists. |
1910-1913 |
Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Institution, Document: History/Article, Shelby, Cleveland County, hospital history, Dr. T.G. Hamrick, medical, 1910s, Cleveland Springs |
| 305 |
|
History of First National Bank (1874-1930)
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The history of the First National Bank of Shelby North Carolina from 1874 - 1930 |
1874-1930 |
Town: Shelby, Business: Bank, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, First National Bank, Burwell Blanton, Jenkins, Dekalb, |
| 278 |
|
The History of Lawndale
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A detailed history of Lawndale gathered from many sources. |
|
Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Document: History/Article, Schenck, Lawndale, railroad |
| 270 |
|
Shelby Cigar Company
|
Shelby Cigar Company =, makers of Colonel Shelby Cigars. |
|
Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document: Miscellaneous, Cigar, Colonel cigars |
| 306 |
|
Shelby Star History
|
Historical article about The Cleveland Star/Shelby Daily Star newspaper, covering its founding, ownership, operations, and influence in Shelby, North Carolina from 1870 to 1930, compiled from multiple historical sources. |
|
Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document: History/Article, Cleveland Star, Shelby Daily Star, Clyde Hoey, Lee B. Weathers, Shelby Aurora, Shelby Review, Shelby Dynasty |
| 310 |
|
Shelby's First Hospital
|
The story of Shelby's first hospital, established in 1910 by Dr. T.G. Hamrick in a converted hotel building. Despite modern facilities and professional staff, the private hospital operated only until 1913-1914, unable to sustain itself financially after the loss of Cleveland Springs' affluent health tourists. |
1910-1913 |
Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Institution, Document: History/Article, Shelby, Cleveland County, hospital history, Dr. T.G. Hamrick, medical, 1910s, Cleveland Springs |
| 267 |
|
Gilmers Furniture going out of business advertisement
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The company was destroyed in the collapse of the building in the 1928 Shelby Disaster. |
1928 |
Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document, Furniture, Gilmers, Shelby Disaster, Disaster |
| 307 |
|
A history of Charles Hotel to 1930
|
This is a history of the Charles Hotel (formally Centra Hotel) from the 1887 to 1930 |
1887-1930 |
Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Retail Store, Document: History/Article, Hotel, Charles Hotel, Central Hotel, fire, First National Bank, Wray |
| 64 |
|
1886 Tobacco license
|
1886 Internal Revenue fee for the business of dealership in leaf tobacco paid by Kerr brothers and Poston 9( James Poston). |
1886 |
Business, Agriculture/Minerals: Crops, Document, tobacco, farm, crop |
| 64 |
|
1886 Tobacco license
|
1886 Internal Revenue fee for the business of dealership in leaf tobacco paid by Kerr brothers and Poston 9( James Poston). |
1886 |
Business, Agriculture/Minerals: Crops, Document, tobacco, farm, crop |
| 42 |
|
The Historical and Architural Resouses of Cleveland County NC
|
History of Cleveland County North Carolina 1998 |
|
Agriculture/Minerals: Crops, Mining, Miscellaneous, Document: History/Article, history |
| 188 |
|
Iron
|
Iron deposits and furnaces |
|
Agriculture/Minerals: Mining, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, iron, furnace |
