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Encompassing some 466 square miles and ranging in altitude from 800 to 3000 feet, Cleveland County has a long history as an agricultural region specializing in cotton. Shifting to a more industrial and modernized region after the arrival of the railroad, Cleveland remains inhabited by a fairly conservative population. Known for having a strongly secessionist population during the 19th-century, Cleveland contributed some 2,035 troops to the Confederate cause.
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12841
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The lightest of all solids, lithium, is currently being mined in Gastonia and Cleveland Counties. Used commercially in the petroleum, porcelain, glass, and enamel industries, lithium is often stored in oil to prevent the metal from combining with gasses in the air.
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12842
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Including Boiling Springs, Lawndale, Mooresboro, Lattimore, Grover, Waco, Earl, Polkville, Casar, Belwood, and Fallston, this article offers brief summaries regarding the towns that comprise Cleveland County.
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