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History · Calvin

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Calvin is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Calvin had a population of 242.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 238 people in 2010, 242 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Calvin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Calvin, decade by decade

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 Calvin is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Calvin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Gum Springs Recreation Area in Calvin, 4.3 miles away.

Calvin and the nearest listed places

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Gum Springs Recreation AreaGeorge Parker Long HousePhillips SchoolBriarwoodSt. Maurice Methodist ChurchSikes High School

Closest to Calvin

Gum Springs Recreation AreaCalvin · Site4.3miGeorge Parker Long HouseWinnfield · Built 19059miPhillips SchoolAtlanta · Built 191814.4miBriarwoodSaline · District17miSt. Maurice Methodist ChurchSt. Maurice · Built 187417.6mi

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

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Winnfield📜 Goldonna📜 Dodson📜 Atlanta

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