Cleveland County Chamber Travel / Preservation NC / /
Country
United States / /
Event
Person Travel / /
Facility
Cleveland Community College / Gardner-Webb University / Cleveland County-Gardner Webb University / Sunset Cemetery / / /
NaturalFeature
Kings Mountain / /
Organization
Cleveland Community College / Cleveland County-Gardner Webb University / Tourism Division / Spanish Mission / Uptown Shelby Association / Gardner-Webb University / /
Person
Victor McBrayer / Harriett / H. Dekalb Lee / Thomas Dixon / Jr. / Otis Mull / Burwell Blanton / Frank Hannah / Jesse Jenkins / Earl Scruggs / Clyde R. Hoey / George Blanton / Sr. / W. J. Cash / Benjamin Cleveland / Edwin Yates Webb / Aurelia Swanson / James Love / James L. Webb / Don Gibson / Anne / Isaac Shelby / William Forbes / O. Max Gardner / / /
Position
Queen / president / architect / Senator / Colonel / Governor / NC governor / Banker / Judge / /
A Bit of History In 1841, Cleveland County was carved from existing Lincoln and Rutherford counties and named for Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, Revolutionary War hero at the Battle of Kings Mountain. In 1842, the county se