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The name "Atkinson" first appeared on a Pender County Deed in 1890, however the Town of Atkinson was not incorporated until 1909. The town was founded by a man named William Hezekiah Lewis who used 100 acres deeded to him by his mother to start the town. The engineer named Roger P. Atkinson is the person who laid out the town squares and building lots and the town’s name after him. The Town Map was drawn out in 1890 and recorded in 1902

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M. L. CarrM. L. CarrWallace · 18 miJavonte WilliamsJavonte WilliamsWallace · 18 miSWSamm-Art WilliamsBurgaw · 14 miJohn Baptista AsheJohn Baptista AsheRocky Point · 17 miWilliam Shepperd AsheWilliam Shepperd AsheRocky Point · 17 miMEMinnie EvansLong Creek · 11 mi
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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 Atkinson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Atkinson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Beatty-Corbett House in Ivanhoe, 5 miles away.

Atkinson and the nearest listed places

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Beatty-Corbett HouseMoore's Creek National Military Park (Boundary Increase)Moores Creek National BattlefieldBlack River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist ChurchesCanetuck SchoolDelta Farm

Closest to Atkinson

Beatty-Corbett HouseIvanhoe · Built 19005miMoore's Creek National Military Park (Boundary Increase)Long Creek · Built 19265.8miMoores Creek National BattlefieldLong Creek · Built 19265.9miBlack River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist ChurchesIvanhoe · Built 18596.6miCanetuck SchoolRiegelwood · Building8.2mi

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. Beatty-Corbett House’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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