The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Marengo was originally called Big Springs, and under the latter name was platted in 1839.
Marengo was devastated by an F3 tornado in 2004, resulting in damage to nearly 75 percent of the town and the death of one resident.
Marengo High School was located in Marengo until the consolidation of the schools into Crawford County High School.
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Start Marengo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marengo’s history is told.
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Marengo, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Marengo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Marengo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William Proctor House in Liberty, 0.8 miles away.
Marengo and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.