Moncure’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Moncure. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Moncure was founded in 1881 by Thomas Jefferson Moncure, Benjamin Gunter Womble (February 17, 1841 – February 15, 1916), Jake Wisseler, and James Everett Bryan. Thomas Moncure was an engineer for what became the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Benjamin Womble was a Confederate veteran, owner of the Womble Hotel, and first postmaster of Moncure for 30 years. The old post office now resides on the Womble property that has been continuously owned by his family.
The Newkirk State (Site 3lCH366) and Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Moncure’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moncure’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDEEP RIVER, VIEW, LOOKING EAST (D…, 1968: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Moncure
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Moncure, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Moncure
1 place in Moncure is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as DEEP RIVER, VIEW, LOOKING EAST (DOWNSTREAM) FROM U.S. ROUTE 1 BRIDGE; OLD BRIDGE PILINGS - Lockville Hydroelectric Plan… (1968) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.