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History · Raemon

Raemon’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Raemon. 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

Raemon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 197 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 282 to 197 (-30%). Half of its homes were built before 1997.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Raemon 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Raemon’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Raemon

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Afeni ShakurAfeni ShakurLumberton · 19 miWilliam S. McArthurWilliam S. McArthurLaurinburg · 13 miWoody ShawWoody ShawLaurinburg · 13 miMarian Wright EdelmanMarian Wright EdelmanBennettsville · 19 miBen VereenBen VereenLaurinburg · 13 miCarmen HartCarmen HartLumberton · 19 mi
By decade

Raemon, 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 Raemon is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Raemon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ashpole Presbyterian Church in Rowland, 5 miles away.

Raemon and the nearest listed places

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Ashpole Presbyterian ChurchRowland DepotRowland Main Street Historic DistrictMaxton Historic DistrictHamer HallAsbury Methodist Church

Closest to Raemon

Ashpole Presbyterian ChurchRowland · Built 18655miRowland DepotRowland · Building6.3miRowland Main Street Historic DistrictRowland · District6.3miMaxton Historic DistrictMaxton · District8.4miHamer HallHamer · Building9.1mi

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. Ashpole Presbyterian Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Raemon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Raemon’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
📜 Rowland📜 Maxton📜 Raynham📜 Pembroke
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