The man known to the world as Johnny Cash was
born near here, in the home of his grandparents,
John Lewis and Rosanna Hurst Rivers, on
February 26, 1932. The family doctor was not
able to arrive in time for his birth, so a midwife,
Mrs. Grace . . . — — Map (db m170307) HM
Johnny Cash moved with his parents and siblings
from Kingsland to Dyess, Arkansas in 1935 when he
was three years old. Johnny would often return to
the Kingsland area to visit or stay the night with
his Cash and Rivers relatives during his youth . . . — — Map (db m170310) HM
Battle of Marks' Mills
On April 23, 1864, a Union force with 240 wagons left Camden to get supplies from Pine Bluff for Gen. Frederick Steele's army. Gen. James Fagan's Confederate cavalrymen ambushed them at Marks' Mills on April 25. . . . — — Map (db m121150) HM
The Battle of Mark's Mill, fought here on April 25, 1864, was a complete Confederate victory. General James F. Fagan's Confederate cavalry having surprised and captured a Union army of 2,000 men and 240 wagon loads of supplies. General Powell . . . — — Map (db m121283) HM
The New Edinburg Commercial Historic District,
located along the north and south sides of Highway 8,
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on September 4, 2001 as a representative collection
of Craftsman style architecture . . . — — Map (db m170749) HM
Approaching Marks Mills from the south General Joe Shelby's Missouri Division was ordered to move to the right in order to block the Marks Mills to Mt Elba Road preventing The Union forces from escaping across the Saline River.
Guided by . . . — — Map (db m121660) HM
Early on the morning of April 25, the Confederates blocked the Pine Bluff Road near the Marks family home and mills. The first Union wagons arrived around 9:30 a.m. The Confederates shot the horses and driver of the lead Union wagon and launched the . . . — — Map (db m121327) HM
Facts
After getting in the neighborhood of the supply train Gen. Shelby was ordered on the road leading to Mount Elba to intercept the train and attack the front. Cabell's Brigade moved up to the road leading direct to Marks' Mills. As they . . . — — Map (db m121658) HM
Front
Fought here on April 25, 1864
was a complete Confederate victory
General James F. Fagan's Division of Confederate
cavalry surprised and captured a Union supply
train of 2000 men and 240 wagonloads of supplies.
General . . . — — Map (db m121310) HM WM
In March of 1864, the Union Army began the Red River Campaign, a plan to subdue Arkansas and Louisiana and capture Texas cotton for northern mills. By mid-April, the Arkansas arm of the campaign was stalled in Camden. A Union foraging party and . . . — — Map (db m121311) HM
So many horses and soldiers were killed that Salty Branch ran red with blood.
In 1864, Camden was a large town on the Ouachita River, as was Pine Bluff on the Arkansas River. Moro Bay, to the south, was the largest cotton shipping point . . . — — Map (db m121330) HM
Cash Family Reunions
Johnny Cash often returned to Rison with his siblings
and father, Ray Cash, to attend annual family reunions
held at the old American Legion Hut, which formerly
stood across from the courthouse on Sycamore Street.
At . . . — — Map (db m185709) HM
Johnny Cash Day in Arkansas
On March 20, 1976, Johnny Cash Day in Arkansas
was declared by proclamation issued by then-
Governor David Pryor. The festivities started in
Kingsland where Johnny and his family boarded a
special train, the . . . — — Map (db m170305) HM
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
August 24, 1835
One mile northwest the Camp Holmes Treaty was signed to guarantee peace, friendship, good hunting, safe travel, as far as the western borders of the U.S.A. To negotiate their first treaty with our government and the Civilized . . . — — Map (db m144841) HM
Birthplace & Boyhood Home
Col. John L. Smith Dec. 26, 1914 - June 10, 1972
Col. John Lucien Smith U.S.M.C. In 54 days of aerial combat in the Solomon Islands he destroyed 19 Japanese planes to become the leading air ace of World War II at that . . . — — Map (db m144843) HM WM
Canadian River was south line of “Old Oklahoma” opened by Run at 12 o’clock noon, April 22, 1889. Riders started at river crossing near here. Many thousands entered the 2,000,000 a. tract north: homes were planted and tent cities . . . — — Map (db m144698) HM
Norman was designated as the seat of Cleveland County shortly after the Land Run of 1889. The first permanent courthouse was located in the Original Townsite of Norman at the corner of Gray Street and Ponca Avenue. This structure was destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m121720) HM
Located 1 mi. S of here on Chisholm Cattle Trail, also called Arbuckle Cattle Trail, Blue hired Cherokees and Creeks to kill wild buffalo in early 1870s and to deliver the hides to Atoka for shipment east. — — Map (db m141848) HM
In 1899 the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature created a natural history museum to preserve Oklahoma’s rich heritage. More than 100 years later, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was built to protect the museum’s priceless . . . — — Map (db m143652) HM
Although the Norman townsite was settled during the Land Run on April 22, 1889, Cleveland County did not exist for another year, and almost
wasn't named Cleveland County. In fact, if not for the efforts of Norman's early citizens and civic leaders, . . . — — Map (db m121630) HM
