User talk:KingHistoryNow

King, North Carolina
Your assertion that the Rock House is nowhere near King, North Carolina, is in error. If you read the discussion under way at the appropriate Talk Page of the article on King, you will see that in fact there are only two listings under King for the National Register of Historic Places in Stokes County. The oldest such listing is that of the Rock House, which the National Register itself lists under King. MarmadukePercy (talk) 21:50, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, rather than post messages all over wikipedia, you are best to discuss the issue rationally at the Talk page of the appropriate article – in this case, King, North Carolina. MarmadukePercy (talk) 21:56, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * And rather than continue reverting, and resorting to edit warring, you are best to discuss the issue at the Talk page, as I've already indicated. MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:30, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

The Correct Information
Let me clear this up. I live in King, North Carolina and I'm a member of the Stokes County Historical Society, which owns "The Rock House." "The Rock House" and its history has nothing to do with the history of King, North Carolina and should not be filed under the History section on the King, NC Wikipedia page. "The Rock House" is physically located on Col. Martin Road in Pinnacle, North Carolina, nearly 17 miles away from King, North Carolina. Click here to see a Google map showing "The Rock House" is not in King, North Carolina and should not be included on its Wikipedia page. My suggestion is "The Rock House" needs its own Wikipedia page.

Feel free to contact any of the following below to verify "The Rock House" and its history has nothing to do with the History of King, North Carolina. The contacts below can also verify "The Rock House" is not in King, North Carolina.

The Stokes County Historical Society Charles Farlow, Director P.O. Box 304 Danbury, NC 27016 336-593-9407 stokeshistory@aol.com

Stokes County Register of Deeds Kathy Young, Register 1014 Main Street Danbury, North Carolina 27016 336-593-2811

City of King, North Carolina Jack Warren, Mayor 229 S. Main Street King, North Carolina 27021 336-983-8265

Chad Tucker, King Historian 336-821-1191 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.153.117 (talk) 02:32, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * While I applaud your parochialism, please keep in mind that the Rock House antedates the creation of Stokes County, which wasn't created until 1789. King, North Carolina, wasn't created until nearly a century after that (1888).. The National Register of Historic Places lists the Rock House under the King designation, which means the house merits inclusion there. Stokes County's own web sites make mention of the Rock House several times., and the house and its owner merit inclusion in many histories of the region.      I suggest that because the Rock House, called "one of the oldest structures in Stokes County" by the Winston-Salem Journal, predates the settlement of King by over a century, it thus merits inclusion on the entry of the nearest present-day community. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 03:36, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Response to MarmadukePercy
If you believe the Rock House merits inclusion on the entry of the nearest present-day community, - then it rightfully belongs in the History of Pinnacle, North Carolina which is only 8 miles away, not King, North Carolina which is nearly 17 miles away. MarmadukePercy, do you live here, have you ever been to King, North Carolina??? ...because if you had you would know you are wrong. In fact I dare you to call the contacts above to verify the truth. Just because you read incorrect information somewhere on the internet does not make it fact... so please stop including false information about the history of King, North Carolina. --74.243.153.117 (talk) 07:08, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have been to the Rock House and believed that it was best listed under King as that is where the National Registry puts it. However, on checking further with authorities in Stokes, I find the actual address is listed as 1041 Col. Martin Road, Pinnacle, NC. So I believe you are correct and I will move the information to the Pinnacle entry instead. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 15:47, 3 May 2010 (UTC)