1870's - Pineville, North Carolina, Inc.
Pineville became an Incorporated municipality in 1873. In 1900, the town boasted a population of 585 souls, two bar rooms, and ten stores, and an average sale of 6,000 bales of cotton from the surrounding farms. Today only 3,600 bales are grown in the entire county of Mecklenburg. Pineville also became a large mule trading center and an important credit market. Sam Younts, a blacksmith from Davidson, moved here and made a fortune in the credit business. The tax rate in 1900 was one percent. The town officers that same year were as follows: Mayor W. S. Fisher; Clerk J. J. Morrow; Tax Collector F. C. Harris; and Policeman Thomas Crump. The Postmistress was Mrs. Ida Devlin. Ministers of the three churches were: Presbyterian, J. R. McAlpine (for whom McAlpine Creek is named); Methodist, H. C. Sprinkle; Baptist, A. L. Stough (for whom the present Stough Memorial Baptist Church is named). There were two doctors; William K. Reid and N. G. Moore.

Sports
The principal sport of the day was baseball. The games were played at the Morrow Home and people rode horseback or drove carriages in from all the surrounding country. The call "Play Ball" was given early in the morning and lasted all day. Time out was taken at noon for a grand picnic lunch.

Industry
The lone industrial plant was established in 1890 by Capital from Charlotte. This was the Dover Yarn Mill. A weaving department was added in 1902 and employment increased to 200 people operating 9,000 spindles and 200 looms. This mill changed hands several times until it was bought by today's owners and operators, Cone Mill, Inc. In 1922 a group of Pineville men formed The Farmers Bank, which operated until 1932. This was the year many banks failed all over the country, with many people losing all their savings. However the Pineville Bank paid off every cent to its depositors and to its stockholders, before closing its doors for the last time.