The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village of Broadwell was platted in 1856 by William Broadwell and Jacob Eisiminger, which occurred in conjunction with the construction of the railroad linking Chicago and Springfield.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Broadwell’s history is told.
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Broadwell, decade by decade
Before
2000
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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Broadwell is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Broadwell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Nathan C. Ricker House in Corwin, 4.5 miles away.
Broadwell and the nearest listed places
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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. Nathan C. Ricker House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Broadwell?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Broadwell’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.