Boiling Springs in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

General Store Circa 1910

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

1. General Store Circa 1910 Marker

Inscription.
Originally constructed as a General Store, this building served as a U. S. Post Office beginning in the 1930's and has been used for a variety of purposes since then.

According to local residents, W. J. Cash wrote a portion of The Mind of the South, in this building. Cash was the grandson of D. J. Hamrick, the first Mayor of Boiling Springs.
Dedicated October 2000 by the
Town of Boiling Springs and The Beason Family
In Memory Of
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Beason

Erected 2000 by Town of Boiling Springs and The Beason Family.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 35° 14.99′ N, 81° 39.992′ W. Marker is in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 150) and Quinn Circle, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 South Main Street, Boiling Springs NC 28017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gardner-Webb University (within shouting distance of this marker); Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Get Up Bell (approx. 5.8 miles away); Raleigh Rutherford Haynes (approx. 5.8 miles away); Clyde R. Hoey (approx. 6.7 miles away); The High Shoal Ironworks Village (approx. 7.2 miles away); Raleigh Rutherford Haynes / Simpson Bobo Tanner (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boiling Springs.

Regarding General Store Circa 1910. This building currently houses the Boiling Springs Museum.

Also see . . .
1. Wilbur Joseph "Jack" Cash (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

American journalist known for writing The Mind of the South (1941), a controversial and influential interpretation of the character and history of the American South. Cash grew up in the mill village of Gaffney, South Carolina. He was 12 when his family moved to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, so that his father could become a partner with Cash's maternal grandfather in a general store there. During the period of primary writing on The Mind of the South
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

2. General Store Circa 1910 Marker
Looking east from South Main Street. Marker is between the left window and front entrance.
(1929 to 1937), Cash continued to live with his parents in Boiling Springs.
On February 10, 1941, The Mind of the South was published by Knopf. The book, an intuitive socio-historical exploration of Southern culture, received wide critical acclaim at the time and garnered for Cash praise from such sources as Time, The New York Times, The Saturday Review of Literature, and most Southern newspapers of note. Cash suffered throughout his life from depression. He died by hanging himself shortly after the publication of the book.

(Submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Wilbur “W J” Cash (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina) Finally in February of 1941, his book "The Mind of the South" was published. That same year, he died in Mexico City after he and his wife arrived there where he planned to write a novel. Many consider "Mind of the South" a masterpiece. Although it ignored the issue of racism, it was the result of intense research and reflection.

(Submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

General Store Circa 1910 (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

3. General Store Circa 1910 (northwest elevation)

General Store Circa 1910 (<i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

4. General Store Circa 1910 (north elevation)

Town of Boiling Springs Centennial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

5. Town of Boiling Springs Centennial Marker

(located at northwest corner of the building)
Town of
Boiling Springs
Centennial Celebration
1911-2011

Boiling Springs, North Carolina Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

6. Boiling Springs, North Carolina Post Office

Today the Post Office is located one block north on Main Street at West College Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.