Editing Richmond County, North Carolina (section)

==Culture==
The [[Rockingham Speedway]] opened in 1965 and served as a regular venue for [[NASCAR]] racing events until 2004.<ref name= mims1/> It was last used by NASCAR for [[North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Rockingham)|truck series]] racing in 2012 and 2013, and is currently undergoing refurbishment.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/ready-to-rock-rockingham-speedway-completes-repave/| title = Ready to Rock: Rockingham Speedway completes repave| last1 = Andrews| first1 = Mike| last2 = Baldeck| first2 = Brett| date = December 13, 2022| website = Fox 8 News| publisher =  Nexstar Media Inc.| access-date = December 26, 2022}}</ref> A [[Rockingham Dragway (North Carolina)|nearby dragway]] remains in regular use.<ref name= mims1/><ref>{{cite news| title = The Rock is racing with return of NC22 Series| newspaper = Richmond County Daily Journal| date = September 20, 2022| url = https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/108927/the-rock-is-racing-with-return-of-nc22-series| access-date = December 26, 2022}}</ref> Since 1982, Hamlet has hosted the Seaboard Festival, a community gathering including local vendors, running events, and music, designed to celebrate Hamlet's historical connections to the railroad.{{sfn|Simon|2020|p=31}}<ref name= seaboardfest>{{cite web| url = https://www.hamletnc.us/seaboard.html| title = Seaboard Festival| date = 2018| publisher = City of Hamlet| access-date = February 24, 2022}}</ref> The Raiders, the football team of [[Richmond Senior High School]], has long been popular among county residents.{{sfn|Sherman|2012|pp=87–88, 93–94}} The Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge is a popular regional destination for hunting and fishing.<ref name= wood/> Quail hunting has long been popular in Richmond County and in the larger Sandhills region.<ref>{{cite news| last = Faggart| first = Maury| title = Like many in the state, this 1,200-acre Sandhills farm raised tobacco as a money crop. Now it's for the birds.| newspaper = Business North Carolina | date = April 2007| url = https://businessnc.com/like-many-in-the-state-this-1200-acre-sandhills-farm-raised-tobacco-as-a-money-crop-now-its-for-the-birds-category/| access-date = December 24, 2022}}</ref> Several area buildings and sites [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, North Carolina|have been listed]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/state-historic-preservation-office/architectural-surveys-and-national-register-historic-places/north-carolina-national-register-historic-places/nc-listings-national-register-historic-places| title = NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places| publisher = North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources| access-date = December 28, 2022}}</ref>