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Mamie Jones

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This article describes the history of the reorganization of the Cleveland Guards regiment in 1875 as part of the North Carolina state militia participating in the Spanish-American War. The article also describes local sites in Shelby, installation of gasoline street lamps, businesses, and social events.

Publication Date

10-19-1950

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Will E. McArthur, B. Edgar Hamrick, Colonel J. T. Gardner, John Love, J. Talmadge Gardner, Cleveland Guards, State Guard, North Carolina militia, Masonic Lodge, Webb & Wells, Fulenwider & Rudisill, Westdale Alley, Southern Railroad, Blanton’s Hall

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

1850, October 19 - Cleveland County Early Days

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