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Anderson’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Anderson Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 460 and it contained 183 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 417 to 460 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Anderson 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.

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Anderson, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Anderson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Anderson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Stone Arch Bridge in Marshall, 4.9 miles away.

Anderson and the nearest listed places

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Old Stone Arch BridgeOld Stone Arch, National RoadJohn W. Lewis HouseManly-McCann HouseHarlan HallArcher House Hotel

Closest to Anderson

Old Stone Arch BridgeMarshall · Structure4.9miOld Stone Arch, National RoadMarshall · Structure5.8miJohn W. Lewis HouseMarshall · Building6miManly-McCann HouseMarshall · Building6miHarlan HallMarshall · Building6.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Old Stone Arch Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Anderson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Anderson’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Darwin📜 Melrose📜 Auburn📜 Marshall
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