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

Rex is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rex had a population of 50. It ranked fourth on the list of the highest-income places in the United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 55 to 50 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1998.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rex 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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Famous people close to Rex

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Brian Tyree HenryBrian Tyree HenryFayetteville · 16 miEllen S. BakerEllen S. BakerFayetteville · 16 miAfeni ShakurAfeni ShakurLumberton · 15 miHiram Rhodes RevelsHiram Rhodes RevelsFayetteville · 16 miDennis Smith Jr.Dennis Smith Jr.Fayetteville · 16 miDBDoug BrochuFayetteville · 16 mi
By decade

Rex, 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 Rex is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rex has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McArthur-Council House in Parkton, 7.1 miles away.

Rex and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Rex. Tap a dot.
McArthur-Council HouseMacDonald, Flora, CollegePhiladelphus Presbyterian ChurchBig Rockfish Presbyterian ChurchHope Mills Historic DistrictHumphrey-Williams House

Closest to Rex

McArthur-Council HouseParkton · Built 19187.1miMacDonald, Flora, CollegeRed Springs · Building7.7miPhiladelphus Presbyterian ChurchRed Springs · Built 18589.6miBig Rockfish Presbyterian ChurchHope Mills · Building9.9miHope Mills Historic DistrictHope Mills · District10.1mi

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

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📜 Lumber Bridge📜 Rennert📜 Parkton📜 St. Pauls
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