Colonel Ben Cleveland - Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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macleod1
N 36° 08.928 W 081° 09.122
17S E 486323 N 4000463
This monument is located beside the current Heritage Museum off North Bridge St. in this small historic mountain community. Born 1738, died 1806.
Waymark Code: WM45ZV
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2008
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The following info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Cleveland
Benjamin Cleveland was an American pioneer and soldier in North Carolina. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War, and in particular for his role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
Benjamin Cleveland was born on May 28, 1738 in Orange County, Virginia. His parents were John and Elizabeth Cleveland. He moved to what later became Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1769. He built his famous estate, called "Roundabout," near what is today Ronda, North Carolina in eastern Wilkes County. Cleveland was very active in the early history of Wilkes County - at various times, he worked as a hunter, trapper, farmer, carpenter, and surveyor. By the time of the American Revolution in 1775, Cleveland was probably the wealthiest and most prominent citizen in Wilkes. A large, bulky man, he earned an early nickname from his size and his estate; he was called "Old Roundabout."
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Cleveland was appointed a colonel in the North Carolina militia. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1778 and to the North Carolina Senate in 1779.
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