The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗An early variant name of the community was called Erin. Erin had its start in 1815. A post office called Lamb was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.
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Start Lamb’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lamb’s history is told.
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Lamb, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Lamb is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lamb has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Paschal Todd Baker House in Carrollton, 1.2 miles away.
Lamb and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Lamb. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Paschal Todd Baker House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lamb?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lamb’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.