Sloan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Sloan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sloan was platted in 1870 by the president of the Sioux City & Pacific Railway. The city was named for Samuel Sloan, a railroad official.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sloan’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sloan’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSloan, Iowa 1961, 1961: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Sloan
See all 1 →Sloan, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Sloan is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sloan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Garretson Outlet Bridge in Hornick, 6.3 miles away.
Sloan and the nearest listed places
Closest to Sloan
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-HornickHornick · Building6.5miW.L. and Winnie (Woodford) Belfrage Farmstead Historic DistrictSergeant Bluff · District10.8mi
Cornelius O'Connor HouseHomer · Building13.3mi
Susan La Flesche Picotte HouseWalthill · Built 190714.9miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sloan, Iowa 1961 (1961) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.