Cliffside

History

Cliffside was founded as a company town by Raleigh Rutherford (R.R.) Haynes, who established a textile mill there on the Second Broad River in 1899. Haynes had previously helped to build up the mills and factories of nearby Henrietta and Caroleen It was entirely owned by Haynes and his business partners, who owned all of the property, homes and farmland in the town. The farm acreage was rented to tenant farmers, and the homes were rented to Haynes' employees at low rates. Homes cost about $0.25 weekly for each room in the house. Because it was privately owned, it had no town council or city limits, and minimal crime. Town residents had to have at least one member of their household employed by Haynes, and had to obey certain town rules, such as not keeping dogs on their property. The town reached its height in the 1950s, when it had about 2,500 residents. Millionaire Earl Owensby originally hailed from Cliffside, and built Earl Owensby Studios just 10 miles from the town.

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Largest nearby schools

• Thomas Jefferson Class Academy
  Other · Mooresboro · 1,360 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Chase High School
  High · Forest City · 660 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• East Rutherford High School
  High · Bostic · 659 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• Ellenboro Elementary School
  Elementary · Ellenboro · 595 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• East Rutherford Middle School
  Middle · Bostic · 552 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Chase Middle School
  Middle · Forest City · 501 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
  Elementary · Forest City · 479 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Harris Elementary School
  Elementary · Forest City · 445 students · 13.9:1 ratio