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ID Thumbnail Title Description Year Keywords/Links
Pre-1841 (5 of 13) [Show All]
674 MP3 Backcountry Stubborn Will
A song describing battles from Ramseur's Mill to Yorktown. The song is sung in the style of that era.
1780-1781 Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Ramseur's Mill, Cowpens. Revolutionary War, Kings Mountain
682 PDF Catawba Deerskin Map
Research outline documenting the Catawba Deerskin Map, drawn around 1721 and presented to South Carolina royal governor Francis Nicholson. The map is one of the rarest surviving examples of Native American cartography from the colonial period.
Document: History/Article, Catawba, Cherokee, Native American, Indian, map, deerskin map, deerskin colonial, trade routes, Indian trails, Broad River, South Carolina, Charleston, tribes, piedmont, borderland, colonial era, Catawba, Indian territory
678 TXT Cleveland Has Been Divided Eight Times
A 1935 article by local historian P. Cleveland Gardner tracing Cleveland County's origins through eight successive county formations, from the 1663 Carolina charter through the 1841 creation of Cleveland County, including early settlers, Revolutionary War soldiers, and the movements of Cornwallis and Morgan through the region after the Battle of Cowpens.
Document: Newspaper Article, History/Article, Cleveland County, Tryon County, Revolutionary War, Battle of Kings Mountain, Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis, P. Cleveland Gardner,
254 PDF Conestoga Wagon
The Conestoga wagon and the migration of the Scott-Irish and Germans down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania.
People: Founders, Document: History/Article, Conestoga, Wagon, Wagon Road, scott-irish,
260 PDF How Cowpens Won the War
A detailed article that makes the case that because of the battle at Cowpens the war was won
1781 People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Cowpens, Morgan, Daniel Morgan, Cowpens
1841-1860
206 MP4 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
188 TXT Iron
Iron deposits and furnaces
Agriculture/Minerals: Mining, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, iron, furnace
1861-1874
206 MP4 Ballad of Catherine Babington (the woman Mason)
Song and video by Larry Simpson about Catherine Babington who was the only woman mason ever! She lived in Cleveland County and is buried in Sunset cemetery.
Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington
1900-1930 [Map View]
210 MP4 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
310 PDF 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, Hotel: Other, Business, Institution: Government, School, Document: History/Article, Shelby, Cleveland County, hospital history, Dr. T.G. Hamrick, medical, 1910s, Cleveland Springs
General Historical (5 of 27) [Show All] [Map View]
280 PDF A History of Belwood North Carolina
A detailed history of Belwood North Carolina compiled from many sources.
Town: Belwood, Document: History/Article
283 PDF A History of Earl North Carolina
A history o the town of Earl North Carolina from several sources.
Town: Earl, Document: History/Article, Earl.
279 PDF 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,
313 PDF 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
286 PDF A History of Waco North Carolina
A History of Waco North Carolina compiled from various sources.
Town: Waco, Document: History/Article, Waco