Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cleveland County, North Carolina
Shelby is the county seat for Cleveland County
Adjacent to Cleveland County, North Carolina
Burke County(36) ► Gaston County(48) ► Lincoln County(45) ► Rutherford County(51) ► Cherokee County, South Carolina(85) ► York County, South Carolina(156) ►
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Erected during the centennial
year by Gardner -Webb
University in Honored Memory
of the School's Founders,
Supporters, and Early Educators
buried in the Boiling Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery — — Map (db m159836) HM
Dedicated in 1925 honoring those from Cleveland and Rutherford Counties who died in military service during World War One, 1914-1918. Ira Alberto Crabtree William Norwood Huggins Copher Mead Ewing Dedicated in 1943 by the Gardner-Webb . . . — — Map (db m237878) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m237795) HM
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; Permanently settled C.1650; First To vote readiness for Independence, Apr. 12, 1776
South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered . . . — — Map (db m16820) HM
Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE. — — Map (db m49964) HM
Founder: Emily Pruden, educator and philanthropist from Orange, Connecticut. A co-educational boarding and day school, grades 1-12, for children of African descent. Accredited 1923. Home of Mildred Wellmon Elementary School, a historic Rosenwald . . . — — Map (db m108710) HM
Named by Holly Melton’s Class of 2000 at Kings Mountain High School to honor the soldiers who fought nearby during the Revolutionary War. — — Map (db m35245) HM
An early settler to Kings Mountain, William Andrew Mauney built a store on this site circa 1870. When Mr. Mauney moved his business to a location in downtown Kings Mountain, he turned the store ninety degrees and added a two story structure to the . . . — — Map (db m17703) HM
Bobby Bell is a Shelby native who played professional football in the AFL/NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs for 12 years. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won . . . — — Map (db m199338) HM
In honor of the men who served from Cleveland County and in grateful memory, for a grateful people, of these who gave their lives in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
In Memoriam
Korea
Claude Allen •
Elmer G. Allen •
Arthur Berry, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m23540) WM
Honoring those from Cleveland County, who served in the World War and the following who made the supreme sacrifice
Honor Roll
Harvey N. Allen •
Wm. Barrett •
E. O. Cabaniss •
John Carver •
Calvin Cook •
Ira A. Crabtree •
Broadus . . . — — Map (db m23537) HM
In honor of the men and women who served from Cleveland County and in grateful memory, from a grateful people, of these who gave their lives in World War II
Alexander, William B. • Asbury, Eugen M. • Barber, David H. • Barrins, Carl L. • . . . — — Map (db m80476) HM
Don Gibson is a Shelby native whose contributions to country music are far reaching. His songs have been recorded by many music legends and span decades. Several of Don's songs have reached number one on the Country Music Charts, and he became a . . . — — Map (db m199356) HM
Earl Scruggs was born and raised a few miles from Shelby, North Carolina in the Flint Hill Community. Best known for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style that became known as "Scruggs style," Scruggs transformed the voice of the banjo . . . — — Map (db m199361) HM
Land, original buildings and boxcar given in loving memory of Quincy Hague Metcalfe by the Gene Metcalfe family.
From this site Mr. Q. H. Metcalfe supervised section crews for the Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company, 1899-1943. — — Map (db m23546) HM
Governor, 1929-33; under Secretary of U.S. Treasury; appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, 1946. Birthplace stands here, grave 300 yds. N. — — Map (db m23533) HM
Confederate captain; legislator; member of conventions of 1868, '75; conservative leader in Reconstruction period. His home was 100 ft. S. — — Map (db m23535) HM
African Americans, led by local high school students, held sit-ins and picketed businesses in Feb. 1960 to demand desegregation. — — Map (db m196330) HM
The rich music heritage of Cleveland County stems from European and African traditions that include strains of country, bluegrass, blues and gospel. These deeply rooted music traditions resonated from front porches, country stores, textile mills . . . — — Map (db m215397) HM
These grounds are a part of the original 147 acre tract donated by James Love to form the Town of Shelby in 1841. Augustus W. Burton built the original house in 1852; J.A. and Oliver Gardner Anthony overbuilt the 1852 house in 1907. Webbley is named . . . — — Map (db m23543) HM
These Gingko trees are in memory of nine comrades of our church who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II Herbert Branton • George L. Dover • Grady E. Dover • Elvis Hamrick • Earl R. Hicks, Jr. • Elmer Propst • Garnet Tolbert • Hassell Wall • . . . — — Map (db m215396) WM
