The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lawndale developed in the late 19th century around the Cleveland Mills plant established by Major H.F. Schenck. The town was named for the green lawns of the houses where many of the mill's workers lived. Schenck's daughter and son-in-law opened the Piedmont Academy in 1897, and rail service to Shelby began two years later. Lawndale was incorporated in 1903.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lawndale’s history is told.
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Lawndale, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Lawndale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lawndale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Double Shoals Cotton Mill in Lawndale, 2.4 miles away.
Lawndale and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.