Clyde is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States.

Ratliffe was accused of committing the crime at 4:00 PM of March 3, 1900, three miles outside of Clyde.

Arrested on the evening of the same day, and subjected to an initial trial in Clyde before being taken to the jail in Waynesville on March 4, a mob of 40-50 "masked men" attempted to break into the jail cell where Ratcliffe was held.

The Haywood County branch of the NAACP has supported the creation of a monument recognizing the murder of George Ratliffe.

[6] The Shook-Welch-Smathers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,368 people, 509 households, and 351 families residing in the town.