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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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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 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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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, |
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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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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 | |
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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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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 |
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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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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, |
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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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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 |
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A History of Belwood North Carolina | A detailed history of Belwood North Carolina compiled from many sources. | Town: Bellwood, Document: History/Article | |
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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, | |
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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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History of Casar | The history of Casar from many sources | Town: Casar, Document: History/Article, Casar | |
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A History of Earl North Carolina | A history o the town of Earl North Carolina from several sources. | Town: Earl, Document: History/Article, Earl. | |
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History of New Hope Baptist Church | History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon | Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book | |
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History of Fallston | An early history of Fallston | Town: Fallston, Document: History/Article, Fallston, history | |
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The History of Grover North Carolina | A detailed history of Grover NC taken from several sources.. | Town: Grover, Document: History/Article, railroad, | |
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A History of Kings Mountain, North Carolina | A detailed history of Kings Mountain gathered from many sources. | Town: Kings Mountain, Document: History/Article, White plains, | |
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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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Kings Mountain and It's Heroes A history | 1881 KING's MOUNTAIN AND ITS HEROES: HISTORY OF THE Battle of King's Mountain, OCTOBER 7TH, 1780,AND THE EVENTS WHICH LED TO IT, BY LYMAN C. DRAPER, LL. D., You are able to copy text from this PDF file. | 1881 | Town: Kings Mountain, People: Notable Figures, Document: Book, heroes, battle of kings mountain, |
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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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The History of Lattimore | A detailed history of Lattimore gathered from many sources | Town: Lattimore, Document: History/Article, Lattimore, Railroad, | |
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Engine Number 4 of the Lawndale Railway | Engine Number 4 of the Lawndale Railway along side of Cleveland Mill | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Railroad, Cleveland Mill, | |
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Gristmill on Broad River | Postcard of a gristmill on Broad River near Piedmont High School | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, mill, gristmill, highschool | |
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Lawndale Dummy | Lawndale Dummy locomotive sitting on the ground. | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, railroad, dummy | |
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The History of Lawndale | A detailed history of Lawndale gathered from many sources. | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Document: History/Article, Schenck, Lawndale, railroad | |
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1873 Schenk's Factory at Lawndale NC | The factory was built by Major H.F. Schenck and a group of stockholders in 1873. It was run by Water power. | 1873 | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Highlight: Firsts, Factory |
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The Dummy Railroad | Pictures and history of the Dummy Railroad that ran from Cleveland Mils to Shelby North Carolina. | 1905 | Town: Lawndale, Business, Dummy, Schenck, Cleveland Mills, Lawndale |
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Main Street in Lawndale | c. Main Street in Lawndale North Carolina. | 1910 | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Cleveland Mill, mill |
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1912 Piedmont High School | 1912-1913 Piedmont Highschool yearbook | 1912-1913 | Town: Lawndale, Institution: School, Document: Book, yearbook, school, piedmont |
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History o Mooresboro North Carolina | A detailed History o Mooresboro North Carolina compiled from several sources | Town: Mooresboro, Document: History/Article | |
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History of Patterson Springs North Carolina | A detailed history of Patterson Springs North Carolina compiled from many sources | Town: Patterson Springs, Document: History/Article, railroad | |
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Mt. Harmony Methodist | Mt. Harmony Methodist | Town: Polkville, Institution: Church, Highlight: Tidbits | |
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The History of Polkville | An article that covers the history of Polkville ad the area nearby. | Town: Polkville, Document: History/Article, Polkville, history | |
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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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1890's Shelby's main business section | 1890's photo of Shelby's main business section. A bar was on the corner of the first building and in the next building. latter First National Bank and Cohen's. | Town: Shelby, Business: Retail Store | |
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1907 Color Postcard of Courthouse and Springhouse | A 1907 postcard of the 1907 courthouse showing the springhouse. | Town: Shelby, Courthouse, springhouse, spring, postcard | |
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1907 Courthouse Monument view postcard | Postcard showing courthouse and confederate monument. | Town: Shelby, Shelby, courthouse, confederate, monument, postcard | |
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A. V. Wray storefront | Standing in front of his store on Lafyette St across from the courthouse. | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Merchant | |
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A.V.Wray and Sons. | A V Wray, Stough Wray, A V Wray Sr., Charles Wray, Harvey Wray, George Wray and Robert Wray. | Town: Shelby, Business, People: Notable Figures, Wray, merchant, store | |
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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 | |
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Biography of Mrs. Catherine Babington, the Only Woman Mason in the World | 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." | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Biography, Document: Book, Babington, Mason, Sunset | |
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Carolina Theatre location | Aerial view showing the location of the Carolina Theatre (formally The Princess Theatre) | Town: Shelby, Business: Theatre | |
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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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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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Cleveland Star Offices | Newspaper employees in front of the Cleveland Star office on East Marion Street. Clyde Hoey purchased the Shelby Review in 1894 and renamed it to the Cleveland Star and it was incorporated in 1903 as the Star Publishing Company. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Cleveland Star, Star, Hoey, Lee B. Weathers, Shelby Review | |
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Clyde R. Hoey | Governor Clyde R. Hoey. a member of the original Cleveland County Political Dynasty who later became United States Senator and died suddenly in office. | Town: Shelby, Institution: Government, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Governor, Shelby Dynasty | |
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) | Clyde R. Hoey was a Shelby attorney who served in the House of Representees, Senate and Governor. He purchased the Shelby Review (Cleveland Star) and was editor and publisher. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, Hoey, governor, star, dynasty | |
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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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Colonel Shelby Cigars advertisement | One of several tobacco companies in Shelby. Later moved from Shelby | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Tobacco, Cigars | |
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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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Courthouse and Fountain | View of the 1907 courthouse and fountain. | Town: Shelby, Fountain, courthouse | |
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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 | |
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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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Freight Car full of shoes | Wray-Hudson Company. A.V. Wray and W.H. Hudson were partners in the 1920s. Hudson left Wray before the depression and opened his own store.. | Town: Shelby, Business: Retail Store, People: Notable Figures | |
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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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History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC | 1969 History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC, Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., Editor R. Hubbard Hamrick, Historian | Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, Document: Book, First Baptist, History, | |
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Honeycutt Feed and Seed | Honeycutt Feed and Seed Was on West Warren Street. O.Z. Morgan would later move it across the street and RR tracks and changed the name to Morgan and Company. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Honeycutt, Warren, Morgan and Co. | |
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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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Isaac Shelby | Isaac Shelby : revolutionary patriot and border hero by Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Biography, Document: Book, revolutionary war, Issac shelby, heros | |
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John R. Dover Sr. | John R. Dover Sr. was a pivotal figure in Shelby, NC's textile history, founding Dover Textiles in 1907, which grew into a major employer with mills like Ella Mill and Dover Mill (later Doran Mill) | Town: Shelby, Business: Mill, People: Notable Figures, mills. textiles, Dover, Ella mills, Dover mill | |
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O. Max Gardner | Governor O. Max Gardner later Under Secretary of the United States Treasury and appointed Ambassador to the Court of Saint James in England, but died suddenly from a heart attack the night before he was to sail to London to take up his post of duty. | Town: Shelby, Institution: Government, People: Notable Figures, Politicians, o Max Gardner, Governor, Ambassador | |
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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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Shelby Cigar Company | Shelby Cigar Company =, makers of Colonel Shelby Cigars. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document: Miscellaneous, Cigar, Colonel cigars | |
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Shelby Hospital | The original Shelby Hospital, which opened in 1923, featuring affordable ward beds and its own nursing school | Town: Shelby, Institution: School, hospital, school | |
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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 | |
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Shelby street names | Shelby streets named after revolutionary war heros. | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, streets, revolutionary | |
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Suttles's Potato House | Suttles's Potato House was located on Lee Street. It stored produce through the winter. Note the chimneys and vent windows to control the temperature. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Suttle, Lee Street, produce, | |
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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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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, |
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A History of Shelby Female Academy | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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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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1874 Courthouse | Postcard showing the second courthouse | 1874-1907 | Town: Shelby, Postcard, courthouse |
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1974 Brick Courthouse postcard | The second courthouse in Cleveland County built in 1874 There was one before this in Shelby but the details are unclear. | 1874-1907 | Town: Shelby, courthouse, second, |
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History of First National Bank (1874-1930) | 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, |
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1870s Gristmill | Burwell Blanton is pictured in this 1870s picture of a gristmill located on Brushy Creek west of Shelby. He was a successful farmer, miller and businessman. He is best known as a founding member of J. Jenkins and Company, Cleveland County's first bank that was formed in 1874. It would evolve into First National Bank. | 1875 | Town: Shelby, Business: Mill, Gristmill, Burwell Blanton, Blanton, Brushy Creek |
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A. Clarence Dixon | Baptist pastor, Bible expositor, and evangelist With R.A. Torrey, he edited an influential series of essays, published as The Fundamentals (1910–15), which gave Christian fundamentalism its name. Brother of Thomas Dixon Jr. | 1876 | Town: Shelby, People: Religious Leaders, preacher, baptist, pastor |
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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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Lafette Street looking south | Early photograph of Lafayette street. The Baptist church and parsonage is on the left. | 1878 | Town: Shelby, Lafayette street, Baptist, parsonage, |
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Marion Streed looking west from residence of George Blanton. | 1878 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Marion street, George Blanton, early, | |
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North Morgan Street | Early photograph showing North Morgan street. | 1878 | Town: Shelby, Morgan Street, early, |
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1880s Shelby Military Academy | The Shelby Military would later be the first Shelby Grade School. Later Shelby High School was build there. There is a memorial monument there. A tennis court later occupied the spot. | 1880 | Town: Shelby, Institution: School, Military school, Bell |
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Dr. Victor McBrayer | Physician, civic leader and deacon. He married ester Suttle. He build the McBrayer house at 507 North Morgan Street in1893. Father-inlaw to Otis Mull. | 1880 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Doctor, |
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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 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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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 |
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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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1889 A Brief Sketch Of Shelby | An adverting booklet describing Shelby in 1889 with many engravings of landmarks. Also descriptions of businesses, agriculture, advertisements ,schools, minerals, climate, mineral springs and more to attract visitors and investors. | 1889 | Town: Shelby, Document: Book |
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1800s Horse and Buggy with Courthouse | A photograph made in the 1890s of couple on a buggy ride in front of the1841 courthouse. The old Central Methodist is on the far right. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, courthouse, methodist, church, buggy |
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1890 4th of july parade | 1890parade at the intersection of Washing and Warren streets. The building on the right is the brick courthouse and the First National bank can be seen in the left background. Sheriff on horseback. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, parade, |
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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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Horse-drawn buggy and 1874 Couthouse. | A horse-drawn buggy driving on south Washington street in the late 1800s. The 1847 courthouse is in the background. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, courthouse, buggy, washington |
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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. This historic Hotel Charles is located on Warren Street in uptown Shelby, NC. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, Hotel, Charles, fire, Warren, Central Hotel |
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Shelby Ice & Fuel | Young Paul Wellmon stands next to his Shelby Ice and Fuel wagon with a block of ice in his hand. The small wheels in the front of the wagon makes it easy to make sharp turnes. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other |
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South Washington Street | 1890s View of South Washington Street when unpaved. | 1890 | Town: Shelby, Washington |
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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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1904 Fourth of July parade | Mary Jane Austell and James Petty Austell are among the participants in the uptown Shelby parade. Note the horse drawn float. | 1904 | Town: Shelby, parade |
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1905 Shelby High School | The new Shelby Grade School building which was constructed at a cost of $30,000 in 1905 and was opened around January 1. The name change to Shelby High School came about in 1927-1928 when only grades 8 to 10 remained. | 1905 | Town: Shelby, Institution: School, High school, school |
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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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1907 Courthouse color front view | Modern color view of the 1907 courthouse | 1907 | Town: Shelby, courthouse |
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1907 Courthouse monument view | Postcard showing the 1907 courthouse with a view of the civil war monument. | 1907 | Town: Shelby, monument, courthouse |
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1907 Courthouse postcard | Postcard showing the Courthouse built in 1907 | 1907 | Town: Shelby, Courthouse, |
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1907 postcard corner view | Postcard chowing the 1907 Courthouse | 1907 | Town: Shelby, postcard, courthouse |
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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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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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1909 Unveiling of the Civil War monument | The unveiling of the civil war memorial monument. | 1908 | Town: Shelby |
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1909 Fourth of July parade in Shelby | Charles Blanton is seen driving the carnage sponsored by the First National Bank in 1909. Left to right are pictured Millicent Blanton (Mrs. W.A. Thompson), Madge Webb Riley, Agnes McBrayer, and Mrs. Carl B. Thompson. The carriage was decorated with gold ribbon. You can see the dome of the new courthouse in the background as well as the water tower. | 1909 | Town: Shelby, parade, blanton |
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1907 Courthouse and Fountain | Photo of the 1907 Courthouse and fountain | 1910 | Town: Shelby |
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1910 Cleveland County Courthouse and square | 1910 Cleveland County Courthouse and square showing water tower | 1910 | Town: Shelby, water tower, courthouse, square, 1910 |
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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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Royster Building | The Royster Building is a historic commercial building located at 101-106 E. Warren St., Shelby, NC 28150. It was built in 1910 and designed by the prominent architect James M. McMichael. | 1910 | Town: Shelby, Business, building, Royster, |
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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 |
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The preaching for today sermons, papers and addresses | 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, |
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Texaco Filling Station in 1914 | W.G. Arey is standing in front of his Texaco filling station in 1914. Royster building is in the background. | 1914 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, People: Notable Figures, Arey, Texaco, filling station, Royaster |
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Kendall's Drug iInterior | 1915 postcard showing the interior of Kendall's Drug Store. There were many drugs stores around Shelby. | 1915 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Drug store, Kendall's, |
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1916 Arey Brothers | Hugh Arey, Will Arey, Mike Borders and Ward Arey on North Washington Street in front of Arey's garage. They had Auto dealerships and filling stations. A | 1916 | Town: Shelby, Business, People: Notable Figures, Arey, Auto, gas, Washington Street, garage |
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1916 Arey Brothers Auto accessary store | Mrs. W.G. Arey, Ward Hunter Arey, William Arey and W.J. Arey on South Washington Street. Auto Accessory store. | 1916 | Town: Shelby, Business, People: Notable Figures, Arey, Washington Street, auto, |
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1916 Fourth of July parade | W.J. Arey drives a new ford in the 4th of July parade in 1916, | 1916 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Group Photo, parade, Arey |
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New Princess Theatre | The New Princess Theatre opened in 1917 and was showing silent films, In 1941 it was renamed Carolina Theatre. It was later converted into a Woolworth store. | 1917 | Town: Shelby, Business: Theatre, theatre, movie theatre, Princess |
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1919 Shelby Fire Department | Mayor W.D. Lackey poses with with members of the Shelby Fire Department. Star publishing is in the building on the left and printed the Cleveland Star. City Hall was farther to the left. All on East Marion Street. | 1919 | Town: Shelby, Institution: Government, People: Group Photo, Fire, Lackey, Star, City Hall, Marion, City Hall, firemen |
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1920 Postcard pf Springhouse. | A c. 1920 postcard view of the springhouse with Beck Quinn in the foreground. Water sold by the glass and delivered by the jug on the truck shown | 1920 | Town: Shelby |
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1920s A.V. Wray And F. Stough Wray with shoes | A.V. Wray and F. Sough Wray standing in front of a large shipment of shoes. W.H. Hudson was also a partner at this time. | 1920 | Town: Shelby, Business, People: Notable Figures, Wray, shoes, Lafayette, store, Hudson |
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Arey Brothers Oil Company | 1920s Arey Oil Company selling Texaco products. This was located is at the railroad on South Morgan Street. | 1920 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Arey, Morgan Street, railroad |
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Emergency Hospital Waiting/Recovery room, Shelby, N.C. | 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 |
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Operating room at City Hall | Caption on back of photo: 'State Board of Health Emergency Hospital Operating Room, City Hall, Shelby. Ready to begin work.' 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, Hospital, City Hall, |
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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 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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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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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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The Sulphur Springs at Cleveland Springs Park | 1920s postcard featuring the sulphur spring at Cleveland Springs hotel and park. | 1921-1928 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Business, postcard, fire, grounds |
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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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M.P. Coley Insurance parade float in 1919 | James Perry Austell Jr. is on the front of the float. Mr. & Mrs. Coley as well as Mr. & Mrs. Casstevens are in the car | 1923 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other |
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Shelby Printing Company Interior | The Shelby Printing Company was established by C.J. Mabry in 1923 and located on West Marion Street. | 1923 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, People: Group Photo, Printing, West Marion, Mabry |
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Interior of Princess Theatre | Photo of the interior of the Princess Theatre | 1924 | Town: Shelby, Business: Theatre, Princess theatre, theatre, |
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New Princess Theatre Program | 1925 program for the New Princess Theatre showing what is showing for the week of October 10th 1925. | 1925 | Town: Shelby, Business: Theatre |
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Advertisement for salesmen | This ad advertisement was in the Danville Bee (Danville, Va.) looking for a salesman. Rex Cigar Company, Shelby N.C. | 1927 | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Cigars |
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Dr. Hubert Plaster | Dr Plaster was a leading figure in Shelby for decades. Boy scout leader, Red Cross worker and Mayor. | 1927 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Dentist, mayor |
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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 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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Gilmers Furniture going out of business advertisement | 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 |
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Flying Circus at Cleveland Springs Advertisement. | Advertisement for a flying circus at the Cleveland Springs Airport which was located behind the present day Golf course clubhouse. $2.50 for passenger flights. | 1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Business, Advertisement, Airport |
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Uptown aerial photograph of Shelby | 1930 Aerial photograph of Shelby looking southwest. | 1930 | Town: Shelby, aerial, |
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Webb Theater | Opening in 1930 the Webb Theater had seating listed at 500. It closed in 1955 | 1930 | Town: Shelby, Business: Theatre |
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A History of Waco North Carolina | A History of Waco North Carolina compiled from various sources. | Town: Waco, Document: History/Article, Waco | |
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1900s Methodist Church | The Methodist church and the first Shelby City Hall on the corner of Marion and Washington Streets. Also he Shelby Star and the Courtview Hotel. | 1900 | Institution: Church, Shelby, Methodist, church, Courtview, Star, City Hall |
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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 |
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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 |
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Biography of Mrs. Catherine Babington, the Only Woman Mason in the World | 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." | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Biography, Document: Book, Babington, Mason, Sunset | |
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History of New Hope Baptist Church | History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon | Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book | |
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History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC | 1969 History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC, Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., Editor R. Hubbard Hamrick, Historian | Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, Document: Book, First Baptist, History, | |
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Isaac Shelby | Isaac Shelby : revolutionary patriot and border hero by Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963 | Town: Shelby, People: Notable Figures, Biography, Document: Book, revolutionary war, Issac shelby, heros | |
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Kings Mountain and It's Heroes A history | 1881 KING's MOUNTAIN AND ITS HEROES: HISTORY OF THE Battle of King's Mountain, OCTOBER 7TH, 1780,AND THE EVENTS WHICH LED TO IT, BY LYMAN C. DRAPER, LL. D., You are able to copy text from this PDF file. | 1881 | Town: Kings Mountain, People: Notable Figures, Document: Book, heroes, battle of kings mountain, |
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1889 A Brief Sketch Of Shelby | An adverting booklet describing Shelby in 1889 with many engravings of landmarks. Also descriptions of businesses, agriculture, advertisements ,schools, minerals, climate, mineral springs and more to attract visitors and investors. | 1889 | Town: Shelby, Document: Book |
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1912 Piedmont High School | 1912-1913 Piedmont Highschool yearbook | 1912-1913 | Town: Lawndale, Institution: School, Document: Book, yearbook, school, piedmont |
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The preaching for today sermons, papers and addresses | 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, |
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A History of Belwood North Carolina | A detailed history of Belwood North Carolina compiled from many sources. | Town: Bellwood, Document: History/Article | |
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A History of Earl North Carolina | A history o the town of Earl North Carolina from several sources. | Town: Earl, Document: History/Article, Earl. | |
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A History of Kings Mountain, North Carolina | A detailed history of Kings Mountain gathered from many sources. | Town: Kings Mountain, Document: History/Article, White plains, | |
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A History of Waco North Carolina | A History of Waco North Carolina compiled from various sources. | Town: Waco, Document: History/Article, Waco | |
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History o Mooresboro North Carolina | A detailed History o Mooresboro North Carolina compiled from several sources | Town: Mooresboro, Document: History/Article | |
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History of Casar | The history of Casar from many sources | Town: Casar, Document: History/Article, Casar | |
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History of Fallston | An early history of Fallston | Town: Fallston, Document: History/Article, Fallston, history | |
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History of Patterson Springs North Carolina | A detailed history of Patterson Springs North Carolina compiled from many sources | Town: Patterson Springs, Document: History/Article, railroad | |
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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 | |
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Shelby street names | Shelby streets named after revolutionary war heros. | Town: Shelby, Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, streets, revolutionary | |
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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, | |
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The History of Grover North Carolina | A detailed history of Grover NC taken from several sources.. | Town: Grover, Document: History/Article, railroad, | |
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The History of Lattimore | A detailed history of Lattimore gathered from many sources | Town: Lattimore, Document: History/Article, Lattimore, Railroad, | |
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The History of Lawndale | A detailed history of Lawndale gathered from many sources. | Town: Lawndale, Business: Mill, Document: History/Article, Schenck, Lawndale, railroad | |
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The History of Polkville | An article that covers the history of Polkville ad the area nearby. | Town: Polkville, Document: History/Article, Polkville, 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, |
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A History of Shelby Female Academy | 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 |
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History of First National Bank (1874-1930) | 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, |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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Shelby Cigar Company | Shelby Cigar Company =, makers of Colonel Shelby Cigars. | Town: Shelby, Business: Other, Document: Miscellaneous, Cigar, Colonel cigars | |
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Emergency Hospital Waiting/Recovery room, Shelby, N.C. | 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 |
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Gilmers Furniture going out of business advertisement | 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 |
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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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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 |
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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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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 | |
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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, |
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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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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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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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Flying Circus at Cleveland Springs Advertisement. | Advertisement for a flying circus at the Cleveland Springs Airport which was located behind the present day Golf course clubhouse. $2.50 for passenger flights. | 1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Business, Advertisement, Airport |
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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 | |
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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, |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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History of New Hope Baptist Church | History of New Hope Baptist Church : Earl, North Carolina. First Pastor - Rev. Thomas Dixon | Town: Earl, Institution: Church, Document: Book | |
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History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC | 1969 History of the First Baptist Church of Shelby NC, Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., Editor R. Hubbard Hamrick, Historian | Town: Shelby, Institution: Church, Document: Book, First Baptist, History, | |
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Mt. Harmony Methodist | Mt. Harmony Methodist | Town: Polkville, Institution: Church, Highlight: Tidbits | |
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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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History of First National Bank (1874-1930) | 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, |
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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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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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Flying Circus at Cleveland Springs Advertisement. | Advertisement for a flying circus at the Cleveland Springs Airport which was located behind the present day Golf course clubhouse. $2.50 for passenger flights. | 1929 | Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Business, Advertisement, Airport |