The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Durham was laid out in 1839. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Durham, Connecticut caused the name to be selected. A post office was established at Durham in 1850, and remained in operation until 1905.
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Start Durham’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Durham’s history is told.
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Durham, decade by decade
Before
2000
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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 Durham is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Durham has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is LaHarpe Historic District in La Harpe, 5.4 miles away.
Durham and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Durham. Tap a dot.
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. LaHarpe Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Durham?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Durham’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.