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Saltillo’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Saltillo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Saltillo was laid out and platted in 1849. It was named in commemoration of Saltillo, Mexico, the location of a battle in the Mexican–American War.

A post office was established at Saltillo in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.

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Saltillo, decade by decade

Before
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.
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Main Street inCommonsMain Street in2020
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Saltillo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Saltillo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lynd School in Stampers Creek, 6.9 miles away.

Saltillo and the nearest listed places

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Lynd SchoolShindler-Stetson HouseJenkins PlaceOrleans Historic DistrictMitchell Downtown Historic DistrictMitchell Opera House

Closest to Saltillo

Lynd SchoolStampers Creek · 19th and 20th Century American6.9miShindler-Stetson HouseOrleans · Building8miJenkins PlaceOrleans · District8.1miOrleans Historic DistrictOrleans · District8.4miMitchell Downtown Historic DistrictMitchell · District10.6mi

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. Lynd School’s page links to a real one.
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National 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.

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