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Parkton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Parkton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Parkton is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 504.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 436 to 504 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Parkton 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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Parkton, 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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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Parkton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Parkton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McArthur-Council House in Parkton, 4.5 miles away.

Parkton and the nearest listed places

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McArthur-Council HouseBig Rockfish Presbyterian ChurchHope Mills Historic DistrictSeventy-First Consolidated SchoolDevane-MacQueen HouseCape Fear Baptist Church

Closest to Parkton

McArthur-Council HouseParkton · Built 19184.5miBig Rockfish Presbyterian ChurchHope Mills · Building6miHope Mills Historic DistrictHope Mills · District6.1miSeventy-First Consolidated SchoolFayetteville · Built 19249.4miDevane-MacQueen HouseHope Mills · Building9.7mi

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. McArthur-Council House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Parkton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Parkton’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Lumber Bridge📜 Hope Mills📜 St. Pauls📜 Rennert

From Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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