Rockingham, North Carolina

==History==
The city was named for [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|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.<ref>Ross J. S. Hoffman, ''The Marquis. A Study of Lord Rockingham, 1730–1782'' (New York: Fordham University Press, 1973), p. 113.</ref>  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.

During the early 19th century, numerous families from here migrated to [[Middle Tennessee]], settling in what is now [[Nolensville, Tennessee|Nolensville]]. They quickly established their new community.

In 1950, the town fielded a professional minor league baseball team in the Class D [[Tobacco State League]], the Rockingham Eagles. The club won the playoff title in their only season before disbanding with the entire league.<ref>Holaday, Chris (2016). {{cite web|title=The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950|url=http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-1-4766-6670-9}}. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. {{ISBN|978-1-4766-6670-9}}.</ref>

Rockingham has a number of historic buildings which have been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since the late 1970s: the [[Bank of Pee Dee Building]], [[Covington Plantation House]], [[Alfred Dockery House]], [[Hannah Pickett Mill No. 1]], [[Manufacturers Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)|Manufacturers Building]], [[Richmond County Courthouse (Rockingham, North Carolina)|Richmond County Courthouse]], [[Roberdel Mill No. 1 Company Store]], [[Rockingham Historic District]], [[U. S. Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)|U.S. Post Office and Federal Building]], and [[H. C. Watson House]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>