The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Waterloo Township was originally called Kanzas Center Township [sic], and under the latter name was established in 1857. It was renamed Waterloo Township in 1859.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waterloo’s history is told.
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Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Waterloo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Waterloo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rapp School District No. 50 in Grant, 5.7 miles away.
Waterloo and the nearest listed places
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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. Rapp School District No. 50’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Waterloo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Waterloo’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.