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This article recounts an 1840s traveling wax-figure show near Shelby whose performers disappeared and were later believed to have been murdered, with skeletal remains eventually discovered near a Broad River bridge. It also describes early covered bridges in Cleveland County, including one washed away by flooding in the 1860s, and the later construction of low and iron bridges through state funding efforts. Additional sections highlight unusual wills and funeral instructions from historical county records, offering insight into beliefs, infrastructure, and community life in 19th-century Cleveland County.
Publication Date
5-31-1951
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Charles Blanton, Jim Elliott, Dr. W. J. T. Miller, Alex Wray, Lou Webb, Ross Webb, Lize Webb, Dave C. Webb, John Tucker, J. Y. Hamrick, Clarence E. Sain, Amos Sain, Hugh Kerr, Polly Morgan, Mellsha Kerr, Theosophy Society of Los Angeles, Laurel Hill Church, Zion Church, Broad River, Beaver Dam, Sunshine, Hollis, Rutherford County, Laurel Hill Cemetery
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "1951, May 31 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1951). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 33.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/33