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History · Mallard
Mallard’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Mallard yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Mallard’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 Mallard’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mallard’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 Mallard came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Mallard.
Read it all → Mallard got its start circa 1882, following construction of the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad through that territory. The town was named by the railroad president, an avid hunter, from mallard ducks inhabiting the area ponds.
Text from Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 .
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Mallard, decade by decade Famous people Famous people close to Mallard Nobody well known was born in Mallard 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 Mallard? → Who remembers Mallard in the 1950s? → A family story from old Mallard → Does anyone have photos of Mallard from the 1990s? →
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