1949, March 24 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article describes the arrival of the first permanent settlers in what became Cleveland County in 1765, highlighting families such as the Hamrick’s, Blanton's, Greens, and McSwain’s. It explores their migration through Virginia to the region of the county near Boiling Springs and along the Broad River. The narrative details hardships faced by pioneers and frontiersmen of the time period.

Publication Date

3-24-1949

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Boiling Springs, Township One, Broad River, Kings Creek, Bishop Cushman, S. C. Jones, George Blanton, Henry Green, Housand Harrell, David McSwain, Gabriel Washburn, William Champion, George Hamrick, Minor Bowen, James Bridges, William Green, Roy McBrayer, Yates McBrayer, George Stitt.

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1949, March 24 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1949). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 21.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/21