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Historical Markers in Cliffside

 
Clickable Map of Rutherford County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rutherford County, NC (54) Buncombe County, NC (200) Burke County, NC (112) Cleveland County, NC (45) Henderson County, NC (113) McDowell County, NC (34) Polk County, NC (55) Cherokee County, SC (96) Spartanburg County, SC (159)  RutherfordCounty(54) Rutherford County (54)  BuncombeCounty(200) Buncombe County (200)  BurkeCounty(112) Burke County (112)  ClevelandCounty(45) Cleveland County (45)  HendersonCounty(113) Henderson County (113)  McDowellCounty(34) McDowell County (34)  PolkCounty(55) Polk County (55)  CherokeeCountySouth Carolina(96) Cherokee County (96)  SpartanburgCounty(159) Spartanburg County (159)
Rutherfordton is the county seat for Rutherford County
Cliffside is in Rutherford County
Rutherford County (54)  ►
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Buncombe County (200)  ►
Burke County (112)  ►
Cleveland County (45)  ►
Henderson County (113)  ►
McDowell County (34)  ►
Polk County (55)  ►
Cherokee County, South Carolina (96)  ►
Spartanburg County, South Carolina (159)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, Rutherford County, Cliffside — Get Up Bell —
In the early 1900's when Cliffside Mill was built, a bell tower was erected to house this bell. It towered above the mill and looked out over the town. This bell was named the "Get Up Bell" by the people of Cliffside. The bell was rung as follows: . . . — — Map (db m14572) HM
2 ► North Carolina, Rutherford County, Cliffside — Raleigh Rutherford Haynes —
In 1902 Raleigh Rutherford Haynes, one of the South’s leading textile pioneers, and the founder of Cliffside, built his home on this site. After Haynes’ death on February 6, 1917, his son Charles lived here for the next 40 years. The house was . . . — — Map (db m227395) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026