The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Holyrood was founded in 1874 and was established as a city in 1886. The original site of Holyrood was a half-mile south of Holyrood's present site. When settlers first moved into the area, dugout houses were the home of choice. The first settlers of Holyrood were Irish, but they were soon followed by people of German and Czech Origin. Some of the first names to appear in the area were Phelan, Corrigan, Schepmann, and Siemsen as noted in the St. Peter Lutheran Church's earliest records.
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Start Holyrood’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holyrood’s history is told.
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Nothing in Holyrood is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Holyrood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Holyrood Santa Fe Depot in Valley, 0.6 miles away.
Holyrood and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
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 (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.