1949, September 6 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article describes the founding of Shelby, NC. It centers on an 1842 state land grant of 150 acres to James Love, describing the tract’s boundaries along Hickory Creek and the First Broad River. In January 1843, Love conveyed the land to the county officials for the establishment of the Town of Shelby, including provisions for a courthouse, jail, and six one-acre lots reserved for religious and educational purposes. The article also addresses an earlier 1841 forty-acre gift from William and Elizabeth Forbes.

Publication Date

9-6-1949

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

James Love, Shelby, Hickory Creek, First Broad River, Cleveland County, William Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, North Carolina

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1949, September 6 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1949). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 13.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/13