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History · Stroh

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Stroh is an unincorporated community in Milford Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA. The Stroh post office was established in 1900. The settlement has five church buildings, Stroh church of God, Stroh church of Christ, Baptist church, Calvary Chapel, Mt Calvery church.

Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stroh yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stroh, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Stroh is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stroh has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is South Milford I.O.O.F. Hall in Milford, 5.1 miles away.

Stroh and the nearest listed places

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South Milford I.O.O.F. HallWiltrout, Maria and Franklin, Polygonal BarnOlde Store (John O'Ferrell Store)Griffin, Cornish, Round BarnGeorge and Margaret Wolcott HousePleasant Lake Depot

Closest to Stroh

South Milford I.O.O.F. HallMilford · Building5.1miWiltrout, Maria and Franklin, Polygonal BarnFairfield · Building8miOlde Store (John O'Ferrell Store)Springfield · Building8.2miGriffin, Cornish, Round BarnSteuben · Built 19158.5miGeorge and Margaret Wolcott HouseWolcottville · Building9.4mi

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. South Milford I.O.O.F. Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stroh?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stroh’s story, or a memory of it.
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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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📜 Milford📜 Salem📜 Springfield📜 Jackson
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