The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Loris was founded on December 7, 1887, as a railroad town, originally serving the Wilmington, Chadbourn, and Conway Railroad. Loris was later incorporated on July 26, 1902. The first brick building, which housed the Bank of Loris, opened in 1907. Telephone lines to Conway were first used in 1909. The town grew steadily in the 1920s and 1930s; a high school opened in 1920, and by the 1930s, Loris had around 1,000 residents. In the 1970s, Loris legally became a city.
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Loris, decade by decade
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Nothing in Loris is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Loris has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tabor City Commercial Historic District in Tabor City, 6.3 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.