Download or read book Shelby and Cleveland County North Carolina written by U. L. Patterson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located along the borders of the Carolinas, Shelby and Cleveland County possess a special charm in the Tar Heel State, enjoying a rare combination of an agreeable climate, a picturesque countryside, and cordial citizens. Incorporated in 1843 and serving as the county seat, early Shelby enjoyed a long history of agricultural development and growth, ranging from its prosperous cotton interests to the increase of textile industries across its rural landscapes. In this volume, with over 200 historic postcards and photographs, you will journey back to the Cleveland County of yesteryear, a time when Gardner-Webb University was known as Boiling Springs High School and Junior College, when the countys numerous hotels were the destinations for many vacationers seeking rest and rejuvenation from the areas famed healing spring waters, and when Cleveland County hosted one of the Souths largest county fairs, offering a variety of events and the memorable phrase: meet me at the water wheel. Covering the citys and countys unique story from the turn of the century through the 1960s, this visual history touches upon many aspects of everyday life, showcases much of the regions lost architectural treasures, and remembers several of the areas most recognizable citizens, such as the political Shelby Dynasty of Governor O. Max Gardner, Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Judge James L. Webb, and Judge Edwin Yates Webb.

Download or read book A Brief Sketch of Cleveland County North Carolina written by Cleveland County (N.C.) and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County People and Places written by Barry E. Hambright and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in North Carolina's rolling piedmont, Cleveland County was formed from portions of Lincoln and Rutherford Counties in 1841. Since the county's days as the leading cotton producer in western North Carolina, residents have gently changed their ways of life. Both agriculture and textiles are retreating into the distant past, but the impact both have had on Cleveland's towns and residents is not to be forgotten. This volume, the second in the Images of America series about the area, includes vintage photographs and postcards from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, beginning with an 1879 snapshot of an early educators' gathering. Prominent families who guided the county on its course make appearances, including Governor O. Max Gardner and his wife, Faye Webb Gardner; the W.J. Arey family, operators of the oldest family business in the county; and the O.Z. Morgan family, pioneers in the development of agriculture extension in North Carolina. Leaders of Cleveland's textile industry are also highlighted, including the families of John R. Dover of Shelby and C.E. Neisler of Kings Mountain.

Download or read book Cleveland County Fair written by Marie Farrow Patterson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1923, the Shelby Kiwanis Club developed a plan to create a county-wide fair combining the Boiling Springs, Fallston, and Union community fairs into one event. Through the sales of $20 shares of stock, $15,000 was raised to establish the Cleveland County Fair. The first fair was held in 1924 with 70,000 in attendance. Since then, the theme has always been to celebrate city and farm life coming together through such popular attractions as agricultural exhibits, livestock, carnival rides, stage show revues, stock car racing, tractor pulls, and demolition derbies. Today, the Cleveland County Fair remains the largest county fair in North Carolina and the county's largest continuing attraction, drawing attendees in from a 75-mile radius of Shelby. The average annual attendance holds strong at over 175,000 people.

Download or read book Community Profile written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County North Carolina Land Development Plan update written by Traffic and Planning Associates and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleaveland Cleveland County North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions written by John Day Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County in World War II written by Anita Price Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleveland County, North Carolina, selflessly gave to World War II, with 6,500 people--more than 11% of the county's population at that time--taking part in the conflict. This rural county, which contributed almost double its share of service personnel, lost 190 fine young men--almost five times the expected casualties for a North Carolina county. Cleveland County residents participated in most significant engagements of the war, in every imaginable capacity, and in every branch of service--from the infantrymen, to the sailors, to the airmen, to the marines. At home, window banners displayed blue stars for each family member serving and gold stars for those who made the supreme sacrifice.

Download or read book The Living Past of Cleveland County written by Lee Beam Weathers and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manufacturers of Cleveland County written by Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County Agriculture written by Cleveland Soil and Water Conservation District and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern North Carolina, Cleveland County has long been cultivated. Before the Civil War, self-reliant farms grew and raised a diverse array of vegetables, field crops, and livestock. These small farms relied on family labor, draft animals, waterwheels, and ingenuity. Eventually, the county became a leader in production of cotton and dairy products; tractors, combines, and hay balers became farm mainstays. Cleveland County Agriculture showcases the triumphs and trials of farmers--farmers who endured the Great Depression, the arrival of the boll weevil, and the everyday challenges of farm life.

Download or read book Handmaids of History written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Historical and Architectural Resources of Cleveland County North Carolina written by Brian Russell Eades and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book US 74 Shelby Bypass Cleveland County written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County Its Characteristics Its Library Its Potential written by Cleveland County Memorial Library (Cleveland County, N.C.) and published by . This book was released on 1978* with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 1900 Federal Census Cleveland County North Carolina written by Virginia Greene DePriest and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cleveland County North Carolina Record of Accounts 1868 1872 written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: