The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Girard is named for Stephen Girard. When the village incorporated as a city, it became politically separate from Girard Township which surrounded it.
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📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Girard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Girard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Route 66, Girard to Nilwood in Nilwood, 2.4 miles away.
Girard 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. Route 66, Girard to Nilwood’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Girard?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Girard’s story, or a memory of it.
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