Editing Selma, North Carolina (section)

==History==
[[File:Selma-Smithfield CSX Freight-2-.JPG|thumb|A [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] freight train passes the Selma Union Depot]]
On May 1, 1867, lots were sold around a newly established station on the [[North Carolina Railroad]]. From those lots, the town was built and considered a railroad town for many decades. Selma was officially chartered as a town on February 11, 1873. The town recently renovated its [[Selma Union Depot|1924 passenger depot]], which has [[Amtrak]] service. The town is also home to the Mitchener Station, which was built in 1855 and is thought to be the oldest surviving train station in North Carolina. After [[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|Interstate 95]] was built in the late 1950s, the town experienced growth due to its location next to the interstate. Today, there are many hotels and restaurants located in the area thanks to the traffic from I-95.

The [[Downtown Selma Historic District]], [[Noah Edward Edgerton House]], [[Richard B. Harrison School]], [[Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House]], [[William E. Smith House]], [[Everitt P. Stevens House]], [[Selma Union Depot]], and [[West Selma Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20100910.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 10, 2010|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/30/10 through 9/03/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120106.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 6, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/11 through 12/30/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130104.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 4, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>