Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarecta, North Carolina


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Sarecta, North Carolina

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This is an alleged former town in North Carolina, which was allegedly the first town in its county. I couldn't find anything reliable supporting the existence of this community, Henry McCulloh appears to be his own can of worms, but I don't think there's much on him either. It's also worth noting that this article hasn't been edited since 2014, and the one reference (which is not cited inline) is now a dead link. -Samoht27 (talk) 16:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and North Carolina. -Samoht27 (talk) 16:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep. I don't see any reason why this wouldn't be a reliable source. This probably warrants more care to determine its level of scholarship, but also offers greater depth of coverage. Lubal (talk) 16:49, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * They were not considered because the main subject of those sources is not "sarecta", therefore they are "passing mentions", eg not sig cov. James.folsom (talk) 17:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:GEOLAND and also WP:GNG, per my search which found the books above and also some mentions in scholarly articles. SportingFlyer  T · C  19:17, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep - Per sources presented above and incorporated status. –dlthewave ☎ 03:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep - Definite keep. Added some sourcing and 1943 map showing location.  Very fascinating to see that older states in the United States have formerly incorporated towns that have sunk so far into oblivion to lead to a deletion nomination.  Apparently it still had a charter from the state until 1984 although it (and many other towns in the state) had long had no local government.  But it was definitely was incorporated in 1787, though losing a battle to be the county seat in 1784 was apparently a blow.--Milowent • hasspoken  15:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found it was surprising how contentious county seats were, and how many "towns" disappeared for that reason. James.folsom (talk) 17:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)


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