Items tagged: fire
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sanborn Maps For Shelby | Sanborn Maps for Shelby North Carolina from 1885 to 1921 | Town: Shelby, Document: Maps, Sanborn, | |
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 | |
| 62 |
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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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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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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, |