History · Greeley

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

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The story

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Nomadic Native Americans, perhaps the Wichita as early as the 1400s and the Osage by the 1700s, would have been present in the area for many centuries. The Trail of Death relocated the Potawatomie to the area in 1838, and they had established subsistence farming at what would become Greeley prior to the arrival of European-Americans.

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Before
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Greeley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Greeley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Spencer's Crossing Bridge in Walker, 1.4 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. Spencer's Crossing Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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