Shelby and Cleveland County, North CarolinaLocated 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. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Shelby Grows as It Moves toward the MidCentury | 31 |
Kings Mountain | 65 |
Lawndale | 85 |
Cleveland County Fair | 115 |
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Shelby and Cleveland County, North Carolina U L Patterson,Barry E. Hambright No preview available - 2000 |
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20th century America SHELBY back row Baptist Church baseball team Boiling Springs Boyd Hendrick built Cleveland Community College Cleveland County Chamber Cleveland County Fair Cleveland County Historical Cleveland Mill Clyde Coach cotton County Historical Museum county's court square Courtesy of Boyd Courtesy of Cleveland Courtesy of Harvey Courtesy of Jerry Courtesy of Shelby Courtesy of Tommy courthouse Curtis Turner Dorton early Edwin Yates Webb Fallston front row Gardner-Webb University grandstand Grover Hamrick Harvey Whisnant Hoey Jerry Noftsger Kings Mountain Herald Lattimore Lawndale left to right located Mauney Max Gardner Methodist church Mooresboro Neisler North Lafayette Street PATRICK FERGUSON Patterson Patterson Springs photo shows Pictured from left Piedmont High School postcard shows postcard view Ramseur seen served SHELBY AND CLEVELAND Shelby City Parks Shelby Daily Star Shelby High Shelby Star Shelby's South Washington Street Store Suttle Theater Tommy Forney Uptown Shelby Association Warren Street Webb West Marion Street