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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lasker is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lasker had a population of 64. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 122 to 64 (-48%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lasker 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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Lasker, 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 Lasker is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lasker has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Edgewood in Rich Square, 5.1 miles away.

Lasker and the nearest listed places

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EdgewoodWoodland-Olney SchoolDuke-Lawrence HouseNorthampton County Courthouse SquareAmis-Bragg HouseChurch of the Saviour and Cemetery

Closest to Lasker

EdgewoodRich Square · Building5.1miWoodland-Olney SchoolWoodland · Built 19205.1miDuke-Lawrence HouseRich Square · Built 17876.4miNorthampton County Courthouse SquareJackson · Built 18586.9miAmis-Bragg HouseJackson · Building7mi

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. Edgewood’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lasker?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lasker’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.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Woodland📜 Rich Square📜 Jackson📜 Conway
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