The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Atalissa was platted in 1859. It was named by its founder, William Lundy, for a mining town in California, which in turn was named for an Indian queen Atalissa.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Atalissa is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Atalissa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is West Liberty Commercial Historic District in West Liberty, 5 miles away.
Atalissa and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Atalissa
West Liberty Commercial Historic DistrictWest Liberty · Italianate5mi
George H. and Loretta Ward HouseWest Liberty · Built 18965mi
West Liberty Fairgrounds Historic DistrictWest Liberty · District5.2mi
Anamosa Main Street Historic DistrictWest Liberty · District7mi
William Green HouseRochester · Built 18537.1miHow 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. West Liberty Commercial Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Atalissa?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Atalissa’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.