The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bode got its start in the year 1881, following construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory.
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Bode, decade by decade
Before
2000
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 Bode is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bode has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Berkhimer Bridge in Humboldt, 9.1 miles away.
Bode and the nearest listed places
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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. Berkhimer Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bode?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bode’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.