The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The name of the precinct has gone through three changes. In 1868 it was officially "Robard's Station". In 1880 it became "Robard", and in 1924 the final change made it "Robards". Robards is pronounced "Robberds". The early settlers of the area included Reuben Moss, George Robards, George Eakins, Bennett Sandefur, Jordan Moss, Enoch Spencer, Thomas Reidout, Ben Wall, Nathan Smith, T. W. Royster, James McMullin, and Samuel McMullin Sr.
As far back as 1810 and through 1840, and even later, before Robards became a community, its site attracted daring horsemen who raced their steeds there on a race track, which was a straight half mile section of road, congregating to bet.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Robards’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Robards is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Robards has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McMullin-Warren House in Sebree, 5 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.