The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ogden was platted in 1866. The town is named for William B. Ogden, a railroad official and the first Mayor of Chicago. A post office has been in operation at Ogden since 1871. Ogden was incorporated in 1878.
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Start Ogden’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ogden’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDallas Center, Casey, DeSoto, Dex…, 1875: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Ogden
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Ogden, decade by decade
Nothing in Ogden is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ogden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Boone Viaduct in Ogden, 3.3 miles away.
Ogden and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dallas Center, Casey, DeSoto, Dexter, Ogden, Perry, Shell Rock and Adel, Iowa. (0018.158) (1875) and it appears here side by side.
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