1949, April 14 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article discusses the Revolutionary era history of the region focusing on the Tryon Resolves of 1775. It explains how Committees of Safety organized local governance and militia resistance, highlighting key signers connected to present day Cleveland County. Figures such as William Graham, the Hardin Family, and Magness Family are described.

Publication Date

4-14-1949

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Christian Mauney, William Graham, Peregrine Magness, Benjamin Magness, Thomas Espey, Samuel Espey, Joseph Hardin, Benjamin Hardin, John Barber, David Dickey, William Twitty, Susan Twitty, Frederick Hambright, Committee of Safety, Tryon Resolves, Broad River, Buffalo Creek, Kings Mountain, Ramsour’s Mill

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1949, April 14 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1949). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 14.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/14