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History

Special Projects

  Each of these is a small Web site unto itself. The starred projects are not necessarily complete and may grow or be changed as new material becomes available.
  1923 Special Edition of The Rutherford County Sun, eight pages of Cliffside ads and articles
The County, history and information on people and places beyond Cliffside
  Baby Week Exhibit, photos of a N. C. Board of Health event in 1916
Family Stories, history and tales of some Cliffsiders' ancestors
  1922: Year in Review, events of the year the School and Memorial Building were dedicated
    A Look at Cliffside in 1910, information on 2,118 Cliffside residents
Felonies, Misdemeanors, Tragedies and Skulduggery, wrongdoings and unfortunate occurrences in Cliffside
The Hames Studio, photos by the first photographer to document Cliffside
  Tomb Builders, text and photos on the building of R.R. Haynes' tomb in Cliffside Cemetery.
Cliffside in World War II, photos, heroes, the home front, news clippings
The Haynes Legacy - Historical and biographical features on Raleigh Haynes, his family, and their enormous contributions to the Cliffside community and the area

 

Articles and Stories


  Matt Ingram's Shinin' The Rails: The Story of Cliffside, a graduate thesis
  A Shortage of Kudzu? Once we thought we'd run out; now we can't escape it.
  Railroad Passes, Want free transportation? Ask Mr. Charlie.
  The Bypass (downhill ever since), yes, there were a few disadvantages
  Over There, news items about Cliffside's Robert Cone Elliott, 1918-19
  Duke Power's Cliffside Steam Station
  Ice Storm - 1941, winter scenes from 65 years ago
  Continuing Education, mill hands get special training
  Dam Maintenance, what does it take to keep the old dam in good repair?
  Year of Big Prizes, 1955 was the year big prizes were given away in Cliffside
  Mr. Beatty Retires, in 1969, after 42 years at Cliffside
  Mill Workers Buy Mill Owner's Home, the pride of ownership
  Chasing History is Hard Work, a closer look at an old photograph
  The Freeman Tragedies, Two brothers drown— 52 years apart
  Big Train Wreck of 1911, Seaboard tragedy north of Ellenboro
  Old Cliffside's New Owners, mill and downtown area sold
  What if...?, what if Cliffside had been an incorporated municipality
  The Golden Eagle, an 84-year-old artifact still exists
  One Last Time, a farewell tour of the old mill
    THe Company Stores, by Jim Ruppe (Did you know there was more than one?)
  The Right Side of “Fish”, Mike Fisher pens a profile of his father
  Ben Humphries on “Broad River” music, Oral History Project
  A history of Cliffside by Phillip White
  Raleigh Biggerstaff's “Most Unusual Town”, Oral History Project
  Nicknames of Cliffside, Oral History Project

 

Profiles


  George Kelly Moore, builder of Cliffside
  Mary Quinn Womick Prewitt - The First 100 Years , an incredible story
  D. C. Cole, Cliffside's man of music , inducted into hall of fame
  Lawrence "Jack" Blanton, tragic and early death
  Sam 'Handy' Haynes, Peanutman, by Jock Lauterer
  The Right Side of “Fish”, Mike Fisher pens a profile of his father
  Solid Citizen - Cliffside Mill Official Retires After 52 Years, by Raleigh Biggerstaff