History · Beaver

Beaver’s history is
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A post office was opened in Beaver in 1919, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.

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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 Beaver is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Beaver has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Republican River Bridge in Washington, 7.6 miles away.

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. Republican River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Beaver?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Beaver’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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