Highlights - Historical Ballads
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| ID | Thumbnail | Title | Description | Year | Keywords/Links |
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| Pre-1841 | |||||
| 208 |
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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 |
| 1841-1860 | |||||
| 206 |
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Ballad of Catherine Babington (the woman Mason) | 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. | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington | |
| 1861-1874 | |||||
| 206 |
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Ballad of Catherine Babington (the woman Mason) | 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. | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington | |
| 1900-1930 | |||||
| 210 |
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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 | |
| General Historical | |||||
| 3 |
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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 | |
| 551 |
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Down the Wagon Road | 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 | |