The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was laid out in 1845–1847 by settler Thomas Tennery, who served as postmaster from 1852–1855. It was originally named Grandville as the namesake of its township, but adopted the name Yale from the name of the post office.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yale’s history is told.
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Yale, 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 Yale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Yale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Embarras River Bridge in Wade, 11.4 miles away.
Yale and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Yale. 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. Embarras River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Yale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Yale’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.