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This article highlights the early pioneer women who settled Cleveland County between 1760 and 1775, describing frontier life, primitive housing, food preparation, medicine, and domestic labor. It also recounts the Revolutionary War heroism of Susan Twitty, who helped defend Graham’s Fort during a Tory attack in 1780, later marrying John Miller.
Publication Date
2026
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Susan Twitty, John Miller, William Twitty, Robert Twitty, Sarah Twitty, Elizabeth Twitty, Dr. W. J. T. Miller, Andrew C. Miller, Robert B. Miller, John R. Logan, Revolutionary War, Graham’s Fort, Grover, Buffalo Creek
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "Undated (12) - Cleveland County Early Days" (2026). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 72.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/72