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Dry Prong’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Dry Prong. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1945established
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The story

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According to tradition, the village received its name when a family moved to the region in the 1870s to build a sawmill. To power the mill, they built a water wheel, only to discover that the creek over which they had built it went dry every summer: the creek was a "dry prong". The mill was soon rebuilt over a nearby creek which flowed all year, but the name stuck. The creek is now outside the city limits, on Highway 123. Shane Davis is the current mayor of the village.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Dry Prong is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dry Prong has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sparrow Lane Bridge in Rock Hill, 9.2 miles away.

Dry Prong and the nearest listed places

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Sparrow Lane BridgeColfax JailEthridge HouseMcNeely HouseEarl Roberts HouseHotel Lesage

Closest to Dry Prong

Sparrow Lane BridgeRock Hill · Structure9.2miColfax JailColfax · Building11.5miEthridge HouseColfax · Greek Revival · Built 190011.5miMcNeely HouseColfax · Built 188311.6miEarl Roberts HouseColfax · Built 190711.6mi

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. Sparrow Lane Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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