The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area around what is today called Black Hawk Lake was settled by white settlers in 1867. The first settlement was built by Robert Throssel and his son, followed by Joseph Parkinson, Noah Borah, William Johnston, Thomas Waddicor and George Trainer. In 1880 Platt Armstrong and James Fletcher built a railway station for the North Western Railway Company and laid out the town of Fletcher. The town was incorporated as a city and the name was changed from Fletcher to Lake View in 1887. The present name was selected for the scenic view over Wall Lake.
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Start Lake View’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake View’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Lake View, decade by decade
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5 historic places in Lake View
5 places in Lake View are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1990Blackhawk State Park, Black Hawk Preserve (Area B)
Listed 1990Blackhawk State Park, Denison Beach Area (Area C)
Listed 1990Blackhawk State Park, Wildlife Preserve Area (Area A)
Listed 1991Lakeside Park Historic District
Listed 2000Chief Black Hawk StatueThen & 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) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.