Rutherfordton is the county seat for Rutherford County
Forest City is in Rutherford County
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Near Park Street just east of Young Street, on the left when traveling east.
1887 The railroad corridor is chartered before the Civil War as the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad (completed to Rutherfordton in 1887). The Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad also begins construction (connects . . . — — Map (db m237933) HM
On Business U.S. 74 at Alternate U.S. 221, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 74Business .
Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74; Union colonel in Civil War; elected to U.S. Senate, 1864, but not seated. Birthplace stood 4 1/2 miles S.E. — — Map (db m14575) HM
On W. Main Street at S. Church Street, on the left when traveling west on W. Main Street.
Organized as Cool Springs Baptist Church in John Bostick home in 1848-met there until 1855, about 500 feet west. First log Meeting House and Cemetery on Vance Street, 1855-1867. Second church house located in present Cool Springs Cemetery, . . . — — Map (db m14584) HM
On W. Main Street at Yarboro Street, in the median on W. Main Street.
1887
Forest City
Main Street
Historic District
National Register of
Historic Places
The town of Forest City
was originally incorporated
as Burnt Chimney in 1877. — — Map (db m14583) HM
On East Main Street at Depot Street, in the median on East Main Street.
To the memory of
Capt. H.D. Lee
and Company D 16th Regiment,
who were the first to leave from
Rutherford County for the
War Between The States
June 3rd, 1861, and
Capt. J.B. Eaves
and Company I 50th Regiment,
who left in . . . — — Map (db m14582) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 74) at Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Caroleen, North Carolina Born February 6, 1927 Died September 15, 1991 Major League Catcher Batted left-handed and threw right-handed 6-time All Star .295 Career Batting Average 126 Career Home runs 145 Career Pinch Hits — 4th all time high Signed . . . — — Map (db m197297) 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 1712, from part of Carolina, which was chartered in . . . — — Map (db m13046) HM
Site of Cool Springs Baptist Church, now First Baptist Church, organized in John Bostick Home, 1848. First log meeting house 1855-1867. First church and cemetery in settlement. — — Map (db m19995) HM
On E. Main Street at Mill Street, in the median on E. Main Street.
In Memory of
Left Panel
Captain Roy Huskey
Rutherford County
Sheriff's Department
Born May 25, 1931
Shot and killed in the
line of duty in rural
Rutherford County
May 31, 1979
Center Panel
Trooper
R.L. "Pete . . . — — Map (db m14580) HM
