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History · Farragut
Farragut’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Farragut yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Farragut’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Farragut’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farragut’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story How Farragut came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Farragut.
Read it all → Farragut had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad through that territory. It is named for Admiral David Farragut.
Text from Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 .
By decade
Farragut, decade by decade Famous people Famous people close to Farragut Nobody well known was born in Farragut itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Memory lane What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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What used to stand where something else is now in Farragut? → Who remembers Farragut in the 1950s? → A family story from old Farragut → Does anyone have photos of Farragut from the 1990s? →
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