The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Glen Elder was originally known as West Hampton, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1871 by promoters who built a large gristmill at the site. The town later adopted the name Glen Elder when the post office of that name was moved there from its former location a half mile north. The present name is after a grove of box elder trees. Glen Elder incorporated in 1879.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen Elder’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Glen Elder is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glen Elder has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is E. W. Norris Service Station in Glen Elder, 2.5 miles away.
Glen Elder and the nearest listed places
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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 (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.