Other (indicate in message) Submitted: July 8, 2020 | Updated: October 2, 2020

(July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Hello Cleveland County, NC Government Attorney’s Staff,

I’d like to make a public records request for the following information:

I believe that there is some confusion over the ownership of various monuments and memorials located on the County property at 103 South Lafayette Street (the "Old Courthouse Square," now the "Earl Scruggs Center") in Shelby, NC.

Please provide a clear chain of title going back to 1900 for all the monuments and memorials at this location (including, but not limited to, the Confederate soldier statue, which was erected in 1906). I believe that this chain of title may be housed locally in Shelby, NC.

If possible, please deliver this chain of title in a PDF format. Please provide the most responsive records as of 07/15/2020.

Thank you for your assistance!

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Editor’s Note 07/08/20: As originally written, the sender indicated that there was a “please fulfill by / respond by” date related to the request. Please note: Sunshine Request does not control if / when Government entities will confirm receipt, begin processing, complete, or deny requests we submit to them via our website. If you would like to make a request that is time sensitive, we recommend that you reach out to the appropriate government entity directly for assistance with a request, rather than submitting through our site.

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Status: Completed

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October 2, 2020 4:37 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Public Information Requests <[email protected]>
date: Oct 2, 2020, 4:37 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Good afternoon Cleveland County, NC Government,,

Thank you for your help with this request. We’ve marked it as completed!

Have a good weekend,
Sunshine Request

Status: Completed
September 25, 2020 1:49 pm
3 years ago

from: Public Information Requests <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Sep 25, 2020, 1:49 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Good afternoon:

The following information is provided in response to your July 13, 2020 request. There are no chains of title for monuments. Any property records relate to the land on which the monuments sit, not the monuments themselves. All property records are available physically in the Cleveland County Register of Deeds office, or online through the Register of Deeds or on the Cleveland County GIS by searching for Parcel 17081, which is the parcel number for the courthouse square.

Thank you for your interest in Cleveland County.

Public Records Request Response Team

**Editor’s Note: For reference, the links provided to us in the above email are here:
1. https://www.clevelandcounty.com/main/departments/register_of_deeds/index.php
2. https://www.webgis.net/nc/Cleveland/

Status: Response Received from Government
September 22, 2020 4:05 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Public Information Requests <[email protected]>
date: Sep 22, 2020, 4:05 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Good afternoon Cleveland County, NC Government,

We’re following up on this public records request sent on 7/9: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and we will follow up again at that time if we have not heard back before then.

Thank you for your assistance!
Sunshine Request

Status: Follow up
August 26, 2020 4:27 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected],
[email protected]
cc: Janet Hart <[email protected]>
date: Aug 26, 2020, 4:27 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Good afternoon Cleveland County, NC Government,

We’re following up on this public records request sent on 7/9.

Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and we will follow up again at that time if we have not heard back before then.

Thank you for your assistance!
Sunshine Request

Status: Follow up
July 9, 2020 3:57 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected],
[email protected]
date: Jul 9, 2020, 3:57 PM
subject: Records Request: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Good afternoon Cleveland County, NC Government,

We’ve received another public records request via our website www.sunshinerequest.com for information that may be available in your office.

We usually send all public records requests relating to Cleveland County to Janet Hart, however the requester indicated they believe she may no longer be with the County. We were wondering if you could please let us know if that is accurate and who is the appropriate contact where we should send future requests from now on. Thank you.

Please confirm receipt to let us know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. We will plan on following up again around that time.

Here are the details of the request:

Subject: (July 2020) Request for “History of Ownership of Memorials Located on the ‘Old Courthouse Square’ in Shelby, NC”

Message: “Hello Cleveland County, NC Government Attorney’s Staff,

I’d like to make a public records request for the following information:

I believe that there is some confusion over the ownership of various monuments and memorials located on the County property at 103 South Lafayette Street (the “Old Courthouse Square,” now the “Earl Scruggs Center”) in Shelby, NC.

Please provide a clear chain of title going back to 1900 for all the monuments and memorials at this location (including, but not limited to, the Confederate soldier statue, which was erected in 1906). I believe that this chain of title may be housed locally in Shelby, NC.

If possible, please deliver this chain of title in a PDF format. Please provide the most responsive records as of 07/15/2020.

Thank you for your assistance!”

** Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Thank you for your help!
Sunshine Request

Status: Sent to Government
July 8, 2020 5:35 pm
3 years ago

Submitted to Sunshine Request

Status: Pending