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History · Aquadale

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Aquadale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Aquadale had a population of 348.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 397 to 348 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1960.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Aquadale yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Aquadale

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Jesse HelmsJesse HelmsMonroe · 24 miRandy TravisRandy TravisMarshville · 18 miKellie PicklerKellie PicklerAlbemarle · 9 miChristine DardenChristine DardenMonroe · 24 miLou DonaldsonLou DonaldsonBadin · 14 miBFBlind Boy FullerWadesboro · 20 mi
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Aquadale, decade by decade

Before
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.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Aquadale is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Aquadale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District in Aquadale, 2.2 miles away.

Aquadale and the nearest listed places

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Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic DistrictRandle HouseDowntown Albemarle Historic DistrictOpera House-Starnes Jewelers BuildingFive Points Historic DistrictIsaiah Wilson Snugs House, and Marks House

Closest to Aquadale

Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic DistrictAquadale · Steel and Concrete Factory2.2miRandle HouseNorwood · Building7.3miDowntown Albemarle Historic DistrictAlbemarle · Commercial8.8miOpera House-Starnes Jewelers BuildingAlbemarle · Building8.8miFive Points Historic DistrictAlbemarle · Commercial8.9mi

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. Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Aquadale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Aquadale’s story, or a memory of it.
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National 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’ history
📜 Oakboro📜 Norwood📜 Red Cross📜 Albemarle
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