Shelby in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cleveland County Civil War Monument
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
1. Cleveland County Civil War Monument Marker
Confederate Heroes
of Cleveland County
1861-1865
Lest We Forget
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 35° 17.484′ N, 81° 32.409′ W. Monument is in Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is on Lafayette Street 0.1 miles south of East Marion Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Shelby NC 28150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: Cleveland County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cleveland County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cleveland County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby Sit-ins (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Earl Scruggs Center (about 300 feet away); Bobby Bell (about 400 feet away); Plato Durham (about 400 feet away); Earl Scruggs (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelby.
More about this monument
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Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
2. Cleveland County Civil War Monument Marker
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
3. Cleveland County Civil War Monument Marker
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
4. Cleveland County Civil War Monument Marker
On east side of monument
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
5. Cleveland County Civil War Monument Marker
On east side of monument.
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 22, 2009
6. Cleveland County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,117 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on September 28, 2010, by Judith Parker-Proctor of Shelby, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 22, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
