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Cleveland Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Cleveland Township is one of fourteen non-functioning county subdivisions (townships) in Rowan County, North Carolina that were established in 1868. The township had a population of 2,817 according to the 2010 census. The only incorporated municipality in Cleveland Township is the town of Cleveland. Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System and the township is home to Mt Ulla Elementary School. History In 1831, the first post office in the general vicinity of present-day Cleveland was established. It was named Cowansville. In 1850 before Western North Carolina (WNC) Railroad was built, the post office and thus the town in the vicinity of present-day Cleveland was called Rowan Mills, getting its name from a large five-story flour milled owned by Osborn Giles Foard (1820-1882), who was also the first Rowan Mills postmaster. After the construction of WNC Railroad, the railroad station was named Third Creek. The post office and town kept their name Rowan Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canada, Scotland and parts of the United States, the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. Australia ''The Australian National Dictionary'' defines ''township'' as: "A site reserved for and laid out as a town; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire, district or city) or authority. Canada In Canada, two kinds of township occur in common use. *In Eastern Canada, a township is one form of the subdivision of a county. In Canadian French, this is a . Townships are referred to as "lots" in Prince Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Unity Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,215 according to the 2010 census. Geographically, Unity Township occupies in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Unity Township. The township's northern boundary is with Davie County. Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System. History Villages, churches, and schools in Unity Township have included the following:Rowan County GIS system * Audubon * Barber School * Cooleemee Cotton Mills * Harrison School * Hart School * Lebanon Lutheran Church, formed in 1893 * Unity Presbyterian Church, formed in 1788 * Woodleaf or Wood Leaf until 1877, post office established on 4 September 1855 with Daniel Wood as the first postmaster * Woodleaf Baptist Church, formed in 1978 * Woodleaf Speedway * Woodlead United Methodist Church Adjacent townships * Calahaln Township, Davie County – northwest *Cleveland – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steele Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Steele Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,725 according to the 2010 census. Geography Steele Township is located in western central Rowan County and occupies . There are no incorporated municipalities in Steele Township. The northern border of the township follows Beaverdam and Withrow Creeks, NC Hwy 801, and the Norfolk Southern railroad to Second Creek. The eastern border goes along Richard Road and Lowder Road then goes straight down to NC Hwy 150. NC Hwy 150 & Sloan Road make up the southern border of Steele Township. The western border follows Upright Road, Lyerly Road, Graham Road, NC Hwy 801 then goes north & meets with Beaverdam Creek. Sites of interest The following churches, historic sites, communities, and other places of interest are located in Steele Township: Communities * Bear Poplar, since about 1775 (Post office existed from 1868 to 1966) * Mill Bridge, since about 1874 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Scotch Irish Township is one of fourteen Civil township#Southern states, townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 1,820 according to the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships. Geographically, Scotch Irish Township occupies in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Scotch Irish Township. The township's northern boundary is the South Yadkin River and borders with Davie County, North Carolina, Davie County and its western border is with Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, Iredell County. Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System. Current and historical sites and people The following sites are within Scotch Irish Township:Rowan County GIS system * Alpha Post Office, Carson A. Guff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ulla Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
Mount Ulla Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. It is currently the smallest township in Rowan County by population. Geography Disambiguation Mount Ulla may refer to several geographical entities: * Mount Ulla Unincorporated * Mount Ulla Township (created in 1868) * the area with Mount Ulla zip code and/or address * the areas outside of Mount Ulla township and/or zip code boundaries that are marked as Mount Ulla in historical or contemporary documents, accounts, and memoirs. Mount Ulla community (Mount Ulla Unincorporated) or the village of Mount Ulla does not have clearly defined boundaries. The community is smaller in area than the administrative township or the area that lists Mount Ulla as its address. The Mount Ulla Township is a legislatively defunct administrative subdivision for voting precincts, tax-listings, and census districts thus does not coincide or reflect local inhabitants historical perception of Mount Ulla boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina
Cool Springs Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Cool Springs township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell County.''The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, , 642 pages with index''The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index History There were very few residents in the area of this township from US Revolutionary times until before the Civil War. A road was established from Statesville to Mocksville that passed through the township in 1829. This road followed what is now U.S. Highway 64. The oldest home in the township that was still stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambersburg Township, Iredell County, North Carolina
Chambersburg Township is a township in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 United States Census reported a total population of 11,344. Geography Chambersburg Township covers an area of 48.4 square miles (125.36 km2), and of this, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 0.62 percent, is water. Chambersburg Township lies within the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin. Bodies of water within Chambersburg Township include the following. This is not a complete list. * South Yadkin River * Duck Creek * Fourth Creek * Greasy Creek * I-L Creek * Little Creek * Third Creek City * Statesville (part) Unincorporated communities * Amity Hill Historical sites of interest * Beavers Country Store, * Bethesda Methodist Church, organized as AME Zion in early 1900s * Bethesda Presbyterian Church (oldest existing church building in Iredell County, built in 1853), * Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department, organized in 1960, * Congers Post Office (1874-1880) * Elpikora Two Room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Episcopal Church (Cleveland, North Carolina)
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church complex located near Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. The complex includes the 1826-1827 gable-front vernacular Gothic Revival- and American Craftsman-style brick veneered, heavy timber frame chapel; a 1926 Craftsman-style parish house attached to the original building by an open brick arcaded breezeway; and a historic cemetery. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 2011. References External linksOfficial website Episcopal church buildings in North Carolina Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina Churches completed in 1827 19th-century Episcopal church bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Creek Presbyterian Church And Cemetery
Third Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located near Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History The congregation was founded in 1751 and the first meeting house was located in the center of what is now the cemetery. The current church building was constructed in 1835. It is a two-story, brick building. Also on the property is the Session House, a one-story gabled roof weather-boarded log building also dating from 1835. Gravesites The earliest surviving gravestones in the cemetery date from 1776. One notable burial is James Graham Ramsay (1823–1903). The most famous and unique gravesite is of a thin tombstone enclosed in a brick box with glass for viewing that is believed to be of French military commander Marshal Michel Ney who served in Napoleon Bonaparte's army during the Napoleonic Wars. Conspiracy theorists say Ney was living under the fals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Phifer Farm
John Phifer Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The Jacob Phifer House was built in the 1850s, and is a two-story, rectangular, weatherboarded log dwelling. The oldest building is the John Phifer House, built about 1819, and is a small two-story log dwelling. Other contributing resources are the double-pen log barn (c. 1858), tool shed (1930s), garage (1920s / 1930s), granary and corn crib (c. 1858), spring house (c. 1930), blacksmith shop (c. 1925), two chicken houses (1930s, c. 1940), log chicken coop (1930s), wood shed (c. 1930), smokehouse (c. 1858), privy (c. 1930), scalding vat (c. 1935), log tobacco barn (c. 1895), and the farm landscape. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knox-Johnstone House
Knox-Johnstone House, also known as Ben Allen Knox House, is a historic home located near Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and is a two-story weatherboarded frame farmhouse with Italianate-style finish. It has a projecting center, entrance bay, and a nearly full-facade porch. Also on the property is the contributing large bell-cast gambrel roof barn dated to the 1930s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1993. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Italianate architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Rowan County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Rowan County, North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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