The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Asheboro was named after Samuel Ashe, the ninth governor of North Carolina (1795–1798), and became the county seat of Randolph County in 1796. It was a small village in the 1800s, with a population of less than 200 through the Civil War; its main function was housing the county courthouse, and the town was most active when court was in session. Asheboro's population only began to grow significantly following its connection to railroads: the High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad first served the city in 1889, followed by the Montgomery Railroad in 1896.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Asheboro
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1990s
LOCPaddleboating on a lake at the North Carolina Zoo2017
LOCChimpanzee at the North Carolina Zoological Park2017
LOCChimpanzee at the North Carolina Zoological Park2017
LOCLions at the North Carolina Zoological Park2017
LOCOstrich at the North Carolina Zoological Park2017
LOCGiraffe at the North Carolina Zoological Park2017
CommonsThe Table, Asheboro, United States (Unsplash)2017
CommonsThe Table, Asheboro, United States (Unsplash ute2XAFQU2I)2017
CommonsPlane Pulling up to Get Fuel in2017
CommonsBelk - Randolph Mall Asheboro, NC October 20172017
CommonsAsheboro NC2017
CommonsTower maintenance2015
CommonsRed, white and blue2015
CommonsLowes Foods2013
CommonsInt40eRoad-Exit218A-US220s-Asheboro2013Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - North Carolina - Randolph County - Asheboro - ED 76-1, ED 76-2, ED 76-3, ED 76-4 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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