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9129
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The new Cleveland County Historical Museum in Shelby is housed in the old courthouse building, built in 1907. The museum opened on May 8, 1976, and has nine rooms, each depicting an historic time for the county. The equipment used by John R. Logan, the original surveyor of Shelby, is located in the center of the building. The museum is free and open to the public.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 6, Nov 1976, p22, il
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23894
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Like many small towns in North Carolina, Shelby, located in Cleveland County, was a thriving mill town until the 1990s. What makes Shelby different, at least according to many current and former residents, is that the town's leaders immediately identified avenues for revitalization. Funding partnerships between private citizens and the local government have preserved old buildings, conserved the town's heritage, and developed museums like the Earl Scruggs Center.
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