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This article describes social life and recreation in Shelby during the 1890s, focusing on bicycle clubs, straw rides, dances, and popular music of the era. It includes a photograph of local cyclists taken around 1896–1897 at Major Sam Greene’s home near East Graham and South Lafayette streets. The article describes community attitudes toward dancing, including church opposition and later acceptance, along with memories of orchestras, popular songs, and social gatherings at local springs.
Publication Date
8-10-1950
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Sam Greene, Robert Doggett, John Schenck, John F. Schenck, Edgar Reid, R. E. Ware, W. F. Mitchell, Joe Suttle, Charlie Hoey, Will Hoey, B. B. Doggett, H. E. Kendall, C. S. Webb, John F. Webb, D. A. Beam Jr., T. W. Hamrick, Walter Fulenwider, Shelby Bicycle Club, historic homes, Cleveland Springs, Graham Street, Shelby
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "1950, August 10 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1950). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 44.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/44