The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Coesse was platted in 1854, and was named after Chief Coesse (Kowazi), who was the grandson of Miami Chief Michikinikwa (Little Turtle). A post office was established at Coesse in 1843, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coesse’s history is told.
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Before
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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 Coesse is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Coesse has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Blue Bell Inc., Factory Building in Columbia City, 4.7 miles away.
Coesse 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. Blue Bell Inc., Factory Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Coesse?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Coesse’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.