The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Thomas Sheppard Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
John Henry Roberson, Jr., a direct descendant of the founders of Robersonville, owned his own farm south of Robersonville, and was involved in many civic affairs with his brothers David Roberson and Grover H. Roberson.
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Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Stokes is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stokes has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thomas Sheppard Farm in Stokes, 3.5 miles away.
Stokes and the nearest listed places
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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. Thomas Sheppard Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stokes?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stokes’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.