| 244 |
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Early Settlements In Cleveland County
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Some early settlements and their history |
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Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, settlementd |
| 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 |
| 191 |
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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 |
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Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, Sandy Run, first, church |
| 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. |
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Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Document: Audio/Videos, Drury Dobbins, preacher |
| 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 |
| 227 |
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1872 Seaboard first engine to arrive in Shelby
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1872 marked the arrival of the first railroad and this was the first engine. They were wood burners that started Shelby's growth. Farmers were hired to haul wood to platforms along the tracks where crewmen would transfer the wood to the engines tender. |
1872 |
Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, railroad, engine |
| 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 |
| 250 |
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon |
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Town: Kings Mountain, Business: Other, Institution: Government, School, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Ben Dixon, doctor, military, Mason, |
| 243 |
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1890s Eskridge Livery
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Eskridge Livery was located at Marion and Morgan Streets by the railroad tracks. The second floor served as a hotel and boarding house for train passengers. |
1890 |
Town: Shelby, Hotel: Other, Business: Other, Institution, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, livery, Marion, Morgan, hotel, railroad |
| 231 |
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Cleveland Springs after the hotel wing was added.
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1880s photo of likely tourists at Cleveland Springs. The old Wilson house can be barely seen in the upper left corner. The L shaped wing was added in the late 1880s. This was the "Gay Nineties" |
1882 |
Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Little-Known Facts |
| 250 |
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon |
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Town: Kings Mountain, Business: Other, Institution: Government, School, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Ben Dixon, doctor, military, Mason, |
| 209 |
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Ballad of the 1907 Cleveland Springs Fire
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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 |
| 210 |
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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 |
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Cleveland County Tidbits: Compiled from Mamie Jones' Articles
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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 |
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Town: Shelby, Mamie Jones, Early Days, stories, history |
| 172 |
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Shelby street names
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Shelby streets named after revolutionary war heros. |
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Town: Shelby, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, streets, revolutionary |
| 189 |
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Slaves
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Few Slaves in Cleveland County |
1850-1865 |
Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, slaves, |
| 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, |
| 192 |
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Why there are so many Baptists Churches in Cleveland County
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Why there are so many Baptists Churches in Cleveland County |
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Institution: Church, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, Church, Baptists |
