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This article explains how the town of Shelby was established in 1841 after Cleveland County was created from Lincoln and Rutherford counties. Commissioners debated locations near Cleveland Springs with land donations from William and Elizabeth Forbes and James Love ultimately determining the site. The piece describes early city planning and layout, as well as early public services and private homes. The article highlights early education, political negotiations, land transactions, and civic planning.
Publication Date
8-10-1949
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Thomas Wilson, Alexander McCorkle, Henry Cansler, Eli Hoyle, Robert H. Burton, Achilles Durham, Ed Bryant, David Gray, Samuel Andrews, James Love, William Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Madge Webb Riley, Kansas Andrews Webb, William Weathers, Charles Blanton, Cleveland Springs, Zoar Church, Rock Cut, Stubbs, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Broad River
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "1949, August 10 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1949). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 17.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/17