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Description
This article reflects on Cleveland County’s early development. It describes the town’s establishment in 1841, including land donations, street layouts, prison boundaries, and early families living near the courthouse square. Anecdotes recall buffalo sightings along Buffalo Creek and the arrival of Robinson’s Circus in the 1840s. The piece also highlights influential figures such as James Love and John R. Logan, whose civic contributions helped build local institutions.
Publication Date
2026
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
James Love, William Forbes, John R. Logan, Samuel Gidney, Madge Webb Riley, A. R. Homesley, C. C. Durham, Joseph Carroll, N. A. Jackson, Thomas Williams, T. N. Hernion, T. Cooper, Calvin Wiley, H. A. Logan, Will Arey, Mrs. John F. Stephens, Mamie Hardin, Kate Crowder, Earl Meacham, North Carolina Legislature, Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Broad River Baptist Association, J.R. Robinson & Company Circus, Shelby, Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery, Buffalo Creek, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Chapple Hendrick Homeplace
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archive
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "Undated (11) - Cleveland County Early Days" (2026). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 73.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/73