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Norman’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Norman is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norman had a population of 100.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 138 to 100 (-28%). Half of its homes were built before 1963.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Norman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Norman, 1.9 miles away.

Norman and the nearest listed places

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Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and CemeteryBostick SchoolEllerbe Springs HotelLiberty Hill SchoolPowell-Brookshire-Parker FarmJohn Phillips Little House

Closest to Norman

Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and CemeteryNorman · Building1.9miBostick SchoolEllerbe · Building4.1miEllerbe Springs HotelEllerbe · Building5.9miLiberty Hill SchoolEllerbe · Building8.4miPowell-Brookshire-Parker FarmMount Gilead · District9.5mi

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. Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Norman?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Norman’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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