Near Shelby in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lawndale Railroad Water Tank

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 23, 2023

1. Lawndale Railroad Water Tank Marker

Inscription.
Water Tank History
1899-1943 Water for Lawndale Railroad. Lawndale Junction. Dover Mill.
1943-1993 Water for Boiler House. Cleveland Mills, Lawndale, N.C.
1993-2011 Idle. Cleveland Mills.
9-14-2011 Moved to Metcalfe Station.

Restoration Work-Max Lail, Carl Spangler Jr. & Others
Roofing Work - Emanuel Shell Roofing Co.

Donated to Lawndale Historical Society by Loyd B. (Kip) Smith and Joe Morgan

Erected 2011 by Lawndale Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 35° 21.484′ N, 81° 34.311′ W. Marker is near Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of Polkville Road (North Carolina Route 226) and Ramseur Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Polkville Road. The marker & water tank are located at the Metcalfe Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2940 Polkville Rd, Shelby NC 28150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Metcalfe Station (here, next to this marker); W. J. Cash (approx. 4.8 miles away); O. Max Gardner (approx. 4.8 miles away); Thomas Dixon, Jr. (approx. 4.8 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Cleveland County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Cleveland County Civil War Monument (approx. 4.9 miles away); Cleveland County World War I Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelby.

Lawndale Railroad Water Tank and Marker to the right of Metcalfe Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 23, 2023

2. Lawndale Railroad Water Tank and Marker to the right of Metcalfe Station

Lawndale Railroad Water Tank and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 23, 2023

3. Lawndale Railroad Water Tank and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.