Undated (13) - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article describes early settlement patterns in the region that later became Cleveland County, noting migration of Scotch-Irish and German immigrants. It explains the establishment of nearby county seats in Lincolnton and Rutherfordton and the role of ministers in founding churches and schools. The recounts the 1814 punishment of Arthur Clarke in Rutherford County.

Publication Date

2026

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Arthur Clarke, Humphrey Hunter, James Hall, David Caldwell, Samuel McCorkle, Hezekiah Balch, John Robinson, Robert Henry, James McGready, William Graham

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "Undated (13) - Cleveland County Early Days" (2026). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 71.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/71