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Huttig’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Huttig. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Huttig is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Huttig had a population of 448.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 597 to 448 (-25%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Huttig yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Huttig’s history is told.

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Huttig, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Huttig is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Huttig has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hopkins House in Marion, 10.1 miles away.

Huttig and the nearest listed places

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Hopkins HouseDual State MonumentCrossett, Edward C., Youth CenterCrossett Experimental Forest Building No. 2Crossett Municipal AuditoriumCrossett Experimental Forest Building No. 6

Closest to Huttig

Hopkins HouseMarion · Carolina I · Built 185010.1miDual State MonumentStrong · Object11.1miCrossett, Edward C., Youth CenterCrossett · Building13.8miCrossett Experimental Forest Building No. 2Crossett · Building13.9miCrossett Municipal AuditoriumCrossett · Building13.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hopkins House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Huttig?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Huttig’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Felsenthal📜 Marion📜 Strong📜 Crossett

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