The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The John Embert Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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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.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Millington is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Millington has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John Embert Farm in Millington, 3 miles away.
Millington and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Millington. 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. John Embert Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Millington?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Millington’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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.