Tripoli’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Tripoli. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusTripoli ( tri-POH-lə) is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,191 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Tripoli Post Office opened in 1860.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,313 to 1,191 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tripoli yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Tripoli’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tripoli’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRuth Husband (Woman's Home Missio…, 1922: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Tripoli, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Tripoli is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tripoli has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bank of Sumner in Sumner, 8.5 miles away.
Tripoli and the nearest listed places
Closest to Tripoli
Bank of SumnerSumner · Queen Anne · Built 18978.5mi
Sumner High SchoolSumner · Romanesque8.5mi
Bremer County Court HouseWaverly · Moderne · Built 193712mi
Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse (Boundary Increase)Waverly · District12.1mi
Third Street Bridge (FHWA No. 012250)Waverly · Structure12.2miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ruth Husband (Woman's Home Missions, 1922) (1922) 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.