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Cleveland County formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. The county has an imposing and impressive array of distinguished men dating back to Revolutionary times, including Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and Major Joseph Winston, who fought at Kings Mountain; Governors Clyde Hoey and Max Gardner; and Dr. Ben F. Dixon. Goerch describes a number of the county towns.
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Martin was born in Marseilles, France, in 1762, and arrived in New Bern near the end of the Revolutionary War. He sought employment, beginning as a French tutor, but few were interested in learning the language. He then learned the printer's trade, and advanced rapidly from printer to newspaper editor, legislator, and one of the first to publish a history of North Carolina. He was also a lawyer and outstanding jurist. His was a full life indeed.
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