Highlights - Disasters
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Early Cleveland Springs Hotel | This was built after the first hotel was destroyed by fire in the 1860s. It was also destroyed by fire in 1907. The hotel was a popular resort known for the local mineral springs whose water was believed to have healing properties. Amenities included a golf course, tennis courts, and a large ballroom. | 1888-1907 | Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Wilson springs, Cleveland springs, hotel, resort, sulphur, sulfur, springs, firewilson, |
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Hotel Charles | Hotel Charles after being refurbished from the fire in 1928. The name was changed from Central Hotel to The Charles Hotel, named for Charles Blanton. | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business, Highlight: Disasters, fire | |
| 1900-1930 (5 of 8) [Show All] | |||||
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1928 Bank collapse | Rare photo o the 1928 Bank collapse where many injuries and several deaths. | 1928 | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Disasters, bank, collapse, deaths, First National Bank |
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1928 Collapse of the First National Bank in Shelby | 1928 Bank collapse famous photo. Many injuries and several deaths. | 1928 | Business: Bank, Highlight: Disasters, Collapse, disaster, Bank, First National Bank |
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1928 Shelby Bank Collapse | The collapse of The First National Bank of Shelby. Many injured and several died. | 1928 | Town: Shelby, Business: Bank, Highlight: Disasters, Bank, collapse, disaster |
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1928 Shelby Disaster | Dan Hornsby wrote and recorded this song | 1928 | Highlight: Disasters, disaster, Shelby Disaster, bank, First National |
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Ballad of the 1907 Cleveland Springs Fire | The story about the Second hotel at Cleveland Springs, the fire in 1907 and the lives lost. | 1907 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Disasters, Little-Known Facts, Fire, Cleveland Springs, McFarland |
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Cleveland County Tidbits: Compiled from Mamie Jones' Articles | Over 100 historical tidbits compiled by Larry Simpson from Mamie Jones' 'In Cleveland County's Early Days' column in the Shelby Daily Star (1947-1955). Each piece captures a specific moment, person, or event from Cleveland County's early history, based on interviews with eyewitnesses who lived through that era | Town: Shelby, Mamie Jones, Early Days, stories, history | |
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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, |