Historical Photographs
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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 | |
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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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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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John R. Logan | Born in 1811 he was a surveyor, lawyer, preacher, doctor and a philosopher. He was of great stature among men in the county. He wrote "A History of the Broad River Baptist Association" He was clerk of the association for many years. He was on the six man committee to plan the city of Shelby. | 1811-1884 | Town: Shelby, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Syrveyor, preacher |
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Sheriff Charles Blanton | First sheriff in Cleveland County. married Judith Hamrick. Father of Burwell Banton | 1841-1848 | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Sheriff, first |
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon | Dr. Ben F. Dixon | Town: Kings Mountain, Business: Other, Institution: Government, School, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Ben Dixon, doctor, military, Mason, | |
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Five Famous Dixons | The family of the pioneer Baptist preacher Rev. Thomas Dixon. Left to right Tom Dixon. author and playwright. Rev. A. C. Dixon. known for his ministry: Frank Dixon. minister and lecturer: Mrs. Addie Dixon Thacker, author: Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, one of the State's first woman physicians. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Institution: Church, People: Notable Figures, Group Photo, Dixon, minister, author, physician | |
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1872 Seaboard first engine to arrive in Shelby | 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 |
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John R. Logan | Born in 1811 he was a surveyor, lawyer, preacher, doctor and a philosopher. He was of great stature among men in the county. He wrote "A History of the Broad River Baptist Association" He was clerk of the association for many years. He was on the six man committee to plan the city of Shelby. | 1811-1884 | Town: Shelby, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Syrveyor, preacher |
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Sheriff Charles Blanton | First sheriff in Cleveland County. married Judith Hamrick. Father of Burwell Banton | 1841-1848 | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, People: Founders, Notable Figures, Sheriff, first |
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Gay Ninety's | 1890s "gay Ninety's" is the way they dressed and took rides. In a day when caps and bonnets and bows were the style. Likely going the Cleveland Springs Hotel for the ball. | Town: Shelby, People: Group Photo | |
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🔗 First Elizabeth School | A makeship stage and curtain for an end-of-school program at this turn of the century one-room, one-teacher photo of the first Elizabeth school. The Elizabeth Church now occupies that site. | 1900 | Institution: Church, School, People: Group Photo, Elizabeth school, Elizabeth Baptist Church, school |
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Kings Mountain High School class of 1914 | Kings Mountain High School class of 1914. The names are in the caption. | 1914 | Town: Kings Mountain, Institution: School, People: Group Photo |
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Hamrick and Sons | 19th century photo showing C J Hamrick and Sons store in Boiling Springs. Not there now. | 1875 | Town: Boiling Springs, Hamrick, store |
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Huggins-Curtis Building | 1924 postcard showing the Huggins-Curtis Building and the newly built Boiling Springs Baptist Church on right. The memorial building can be seen next to the main building. | 1924 | Town: Boiling Springs, building, postcard |
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Dr. Ben F. Dixon | Dr. Ben F. Dixon | Town: Kings Mountain, Business: Other, Institution: Government, School, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Ben Dixon, doctor, military, Mason, | |
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Old Kings Mountain Graded School | Early postcard showing Old Kings Mountain Graded School on Ridge Street. The school burned in 1910 and again in 1932 | Town: Kings Mountain, Institution: School, Grade school, fire, postcard | |
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Patterson Grocery | Patterson Grocery Company in Kings Mountain. Note the bananas and the advertisement for Southern Vaudeville Showes | Town: Kings Mountain, Business: Retail Store, Patterson, grocery | |
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Sanborn Maps For Shelby | Sanborn Maps for Shelby North Carolina from 1885 to 1921 | Town: Shelby, Document: Maps, Sanborn, | |
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1890's Shelby Business Section | Shelby's main business in the 1890s A bar was in the corner (became First National Bank) and in the next building too.(Cohen's later) | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Bank, Retail Store, Other | |
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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 | |
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Central Hotel | Central Hotel (later Charles Hotel) notice showing rates and amenities and rules | 1900 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Bank, hotel, Central Hotel, Charles Hotel, fire, |
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1910 Postcard of Central Hotel | This 1910 Postcard shows the Central Hotel (later Charles Hotel) and First National Bank on the corner of Lafayette and Warren Streets. The bank occupied an office inside the lobby at the time. | 1910 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Bank, Central Hotel, First National Bank, bank, hotel |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel and resort | The Wilson home is shown on the far left. The wing was added in 1888. Before the wing was added it was a female academy during the school season and a resort in the summer months. Likely one of the first photographs of this hotel. | 1878-1888 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Institution: School, Highlight: Firsts, Cleveland Springs, springs, resort, school, academy, Wilson, fire |
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Cleveland Springs after the hotel wing was added. | 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 |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel grounds | The second Cleveland Springs hotel and grounds. You can see the old Wilson home across from the Hotel. Many improvements had been made to the hotel and grounds . The new wing was added in 1888. The small structure behind the hotel seen on the upper right was the kitchen. Lightening struck the transformer above it, in 1907, and the resulting fire destroyed the entire hotel. | 1888-1907 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, spring, Wilson, fire |
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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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1923 Postcard showing the new Cleveland Springs Hotel | 1923 Postcard showing the new Cleveland Springs Hotel that opened in 1921. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, Postcard, cleeland springs, springs |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel Flier | A 1920s flier promotes the hotel with the claim of being fireproof which it sadly was not. It burned in 1929. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, Fire, advertisement, |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel in 1924 | Cleveland Springs Hotel in 1924 | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, Cleveland Springs, spring, fire |
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East Wing of Cleveland Springs Hotel Shelby N, C. | Newly opened Cleveland Springs Hotel in 1921. This was the third and last hotel on the property. The previous hotel was destroyed by fire in 1907. That same fate was destined to this hotel. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, Cleveland Springs, fire, third hotel, |
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Third Cleveland Springs Hotel (artist rendering) | This third Cleveland Springs Hotel was built in 1921 at a cost of $250,000. There was concrete road coming from Shelby that continued to Kings Mountain and connected to the Bankhead Highway that ran from New York to Jacksonville Florida. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business |
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Court View Hotel | Court View Hotel (previously the Commercial Hotel) across from the courthouse on the corner of Marion and Lafyette streets. | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Commercial Hotel, Other, Business, Institution, Court View, | |
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College Hotel Shelby NC | Postcard showing College Hotel (later Cleveland Hotel). It was first a female academy then Shelby's first hospital then a hotel. Site is now where city hall is. Corner of Washing and Graham Streets. | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Other, Business, Highlight: Firsts, Hotel, hospital, academy, city hall, college hotel, Cleveland Hotel, postcard | |
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Cleveland Hotel | Photo of the Cleveland Hotel (formally College Hotel) on the corner of Washington and Graham streets. It was demolished and replaced by City Hall. This building had been the first female academy and the first hospital in Shelby | 1883-1930 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Other, Business, female academy, academy, hospital, hotel |
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1890s Eskridge Livery | 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 |
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College Hotel Shelby NC | Postcard showing College Hotel. It was first a Female academy then Shelby's first hospital then a hotel ( College Hotel later Cleveland Hotel). Site is now where city hall ism Washington and Graham Streets. | 1907 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Other, Institution: School, Highlight: Firsts, school, hotel, hospital, academy, city hall, postcard, College Hotel, Cleveland Hotel |
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One of the first automobiles in Shelby | A scene of early Cleveland County shows one of the first automobiles in Shelby, a Reo, which belonged to the late J.D. Lineberger, pictured under the steering wheel, and Dr. Ben Palmer. The auto was for hire and carried passengers on short rides for a fee. In the front seat with Lineberger is the late Jake Russell of Shelby and in the center in the back seat is the late Laura Graham Robertson. The other two ladies could not be identified. The porch shown at left was on the old Shelby Hotel and was located on the present site of Loy's Men's Shop. In the background is the courthouse which was at the time under construction and the tool shed is seen at the right. This photo was taken around 1907 before Shelby boasted any paved streets. | 1907 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Other, Shelby Hotel, Courthouse, Loy's Men Shop |
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1907 Camping after the Fire at the Cleveland Springs Hotel | After the second Cleveland Springs burned down many still came for the mineral springs and recreation at the park like surroundings. It was a popular gathering spot for locals and visitors alike.. | 1907-1921 | Town: Shelby, Fire, hotel, Cleveland springs, mineral, camping |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel Dining | Splendid dining room in the Cleveland Springs Hotel built in 1921. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Business, springs, Cleveland springs, minerals |
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The 50th Anniversary of the North Carolina Press Association at Cleveland Springs Hotel in 1922 | A photo of The newly built Cleveland Springs Hotel showing the gathering of the members celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the North Carolina Press Association in July 1922. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Cleveland Springs, Press association, |
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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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Cleveland Springs Hotel and resort | The Wilson home is shown on the far left. The wing was added in 1888. Before the wing was added it was a female academy during the school season and a resort in the summer months. Likely one of the first photographs of this hotel. | 1878-1888 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Institution: School, Highlight: Firsts, Cleveland Springs, springs, resort, school, academy, Wilson, fire |
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Cleveland Springs after the hotel wing was added. | 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 |
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Cleveland Springs Hotel grounds | The second Cleveland Springs hotel and grounds. You can see the old Wilson home across from the Hotel. Many improvements had been made to the hotel and grounds . The new wing was added in 1888. The small structure behind the hotel seen on the upper right was the kitchen. Lightening struck the transformer above it, in 1907, and the resulting fire destroyed the entire hotel. | 1888-1907 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, spring, Wilson, fire |
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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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1923 Postcard showing the new Cleveland Springs Hotel | 1923 Postcard showing the new Cleveland Springs Hotel that opened in 1921. | 1921-1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Business, Postcard, cleeland springs, springs |
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Elizabeth Baptist Church interior | Elizabeth Baptist Church interior. The one that burned down. | Institution: Church, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Elizabeth, Baptist, fire | |
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Elizabeth Baptist Church on fire | Elizabeth Baptist Church was on fire around 6 pm on Monday, December 13, 1954. (I Watched the smoke over the trees from my back yard less than a mile away.-Larry Simpson) | Institution: Church, Elizabeth Baptist Church, fire, Baptist | |
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Five Famous Dixons | The family of the pioneer Baptist preacher Rev. Thomas Dixon. Left to right Tom Dixon. author and playwright. Rev. A. C. Dixon. known for his ministry: Frank Dixon. minister and lecturer: Mrs. Addie Dixon Thacker, author: Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, one of the State's first woman physicians. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Institution: Church, People: Notable Figures, Group Photo, Dixon, minister, author, physician | |
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The Yellow Brick Elizabeth Baptist Church | The second of four church buildings located where the cemetery is now. | Institution: Church, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Elizabeth, Baptist, Yellow brick | |
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Amzi Clarence Dixon | Amzi Clarence Dixon (July 6, 1854 – June 14, 1925) was a Baptist pastor, Bible expositor, and evangelist who was popular during the late 19th and the early 20th centuries | 1854-1925 | Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, People: Notable Figures, Religious Leaders, Minister, preacher, author, evangelist |
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Charles C. Blanton | Charles C. Blanton Industrialist and Banker | Town: Shelby, Business: Bank, People: Notable Figures, Charles Blanton, banker | |
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Shelby National Bank | National Bank building on corner of Lafayette and Warren Streets. Messick's Soda Shop later located there. One of three buildings destroyed in 1979 by fire | Business: Bank, Bank, National Bank, fire, collapse | |
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Central Hotel | Central Hotel (later Charles Hotel) notice showing rates and amenities and rules | 1900 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Bank, hotel, Central Hotel, Charles Hotel, fire, |
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1910 Postcard of Central Hotel | This 1910 Postcard shows the Central Hotel (later Charles Hotel) and First National Bank on the corner of Lafayette and Warren Streets. The bank occupied an office inside the lobby at the time. | 1910 | Town: Shelby, Hotel: Charles Hotel, Business: Bank, Central Hotel, First National Bank, bank, hotel |
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Shelby National Bank Building | 1918 postcard of bank building across from First National Bank. | 1915 | Business: Bank, National Bank, bank |
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1930s Cotton Field postcard | Cotton field and cotton pickers in the 1930s | 1930 | Agriculture/Minerals: Crops, cotton, crops, cotton pickers |
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Picking Cotton | Picture of people picking cotton. | 1930 | cotton, pickers |