Documents - History/Article
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| ID | Thumbnail | Title | Description | Year | Keywords/Links |
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| Pre-1841 (5 of 13) [Show All] | |||||
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Backcountry Stubborn Will | A song describing battles from Ramseur's Mill to Yorktown. The song is sung in the style of that era.
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1780-1781 | Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Ramseur's Mill, Cowpens. Revolutionary War, Kings Mountain |
| 682 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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Document: Newspaper Article, History/Article, Cleveland County, Tryon County, Revolutionary War, Battle of Kings Mountain, Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis, P. Cleveland Gardner, | |
| 254 |
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Conestoga Wagon | The Conestoga wagon and the migration of the Scott-Irish and Germans down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania.
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People: Founders, Document: History/Article, Conestoga, Wagon, Wagon Road, scott-irish, | |
| 260 |
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How Cowpens Won the War | A detailed article that makes the case that because of the battle at Cowpens the war was won
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1781 | People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Cowpens, Morgan, Daniel Morgan, Cowpens |
| 1841-1860 | |||||
| 206 |
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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.
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Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington | |
| 188 |
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Iron | Iron deposits and furnaces
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Agriculture/Minerals: Mining, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Document: History/Article, iron, furnace | |
| 1861-1874 | |||||
| 206 |
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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.
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Town: Shelby, Highlight: Firsts, Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, mason, Larry Simpson, Babington | |
| 1900-1930 [Map View] | |||||
| 210 |
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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.
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Town: Shelby, Mineral Spring: Cleveland Springs, Hotel: Cleveland Springs Hotel (formerly Wilson Springs), Highlight: Little-Known Facts, Historical Ballads, People: Notable Figures, Document: History/Article, Audio/Videos, Darwin, Golf, resort | |
| 310 |
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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.
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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 |
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A History of Belwood North Carolina | A detailed history of Belwood North Carolina compiled from many sources.
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Town: Belwood, Document: History/Article | |
| 283 |
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A History of Earl North Carolina | A history o the town of Earl North Carolina from several sources.
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Town: Earl, Document: History/Article, Earl. | |
| 279 |
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A History of Kings Mountain, North Carolina | A detailed history of Kings Mountain gathered from many sources.
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Town: Kings Mountain, Document: History/Article, White plains, | |
| 313 |
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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.
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1832-1896 | Town: Shelby, Institution: School, Document: History/Article, Shelby, Baptist education, female college |
| 286 |
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A History of Waco North Carolina | A History of Waco North Carolina compiled from various sources.
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Town: Waco, Document: History/Article, Waco | |