A history of Albemarle,
since 1826
Postcards, papers and photographs of Albemarle from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗This place-name is derived from the English surname Albemarle. According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geologic Survey, based on research by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill history professor Kemp P. Battle, it was named specifically for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original proprietors of the colony of Carolina, which included the town.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Albemarle’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
4 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlbemarle, North Carolina (c. 191…, 1915: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Albemarle
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Albemarle, decade by decade
![Baldwin's Albemarle, North Carolina City Directory [1940]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/12396/a065199694445046b766-s.jpg)
![Baldwin's Albemarle, North Carolina City Directory [1947]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/12396/88b20c1966f7493c5b9e-s.jpg)
![Welcome to Scenic Albemarle North Carolina [Albemarle, N.C.]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/12396/d069e3971e52e05c902d-s.jpg)
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Albemarle, North Carolina (c. 1915) (1915) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.