A history of Rockingham,
since 1784
Postcards, papers and photographs of Rockingham from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782. Rockingham's administration was dominated by the issue of the Thirteen Colonies. Rockingham wanted to repeal the Stamp Act 1765 and won a Commons vote in 1766 on the repeal resolution by 275 to 167. As a result, he was a popular figure among British colonists in America (who would later become known simply as "Americans"). People in North Carolina were still sympathetic toward him in the years following the United States gaining independence.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Rockingham’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRockingham, North Carolina in 1911, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Rockingham, decade by decade
1990s
8 historic places in Rockingham
Rockingham has 8 listings on the National Register, and they protect 191 historic buildings, because Rockingham Historic District alone counts 181.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1979Richmond County Courthouse
Listed 1979Rockingham County Courthouse
Listed 1979Manufacturers Building
Listed 1980Covington Plantation House
Listed 1983Bank of Pee Dee Building
Listed 1983H. C. Watson House
Listed 1983U. S. Post Office and Federal Building
Listed 1983Rockingham Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Rockingham, North Carolina in 1911 (1911) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.