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History · Caldwell

Caldwell’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Caldwell. 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

Caldwell Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,394 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,317 to 1,394 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Caldwell 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Caldwell’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Caldwell

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Larry Joe CampbellLarry Joe CampbellCadillac · 12 miJan Harold BrunvandJan Harold BrunvandCadillac · 12 miAdolph WolgastAdolph WolgastCadillac · 12 miGuy Vander JagtGuy Vander JagtCadillac · 12 miAJAlbert J. Engel Jr.Lake City · 5 miBenjamin SimonsBenjamin SimonsCadillac · 12 mi
By decade

Caldwell, 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 Caldwell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Caldwell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Frank J. Cobbs House in Cadillac, 10.4 miles away.

Caldwell and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Caldwell. Tap a dot.
Frank J. Cobbs HouseCharles T. Mitchell HouseCadillac Public LibraryOld Cadillac City HallMasonic Temple BuildingCobbs and Mitchell Building

Closest to Caldwell

Frank J. Cobbs HouseCadillac · Building10.4miCharles T. Mitchell HouseCadillac · Building10.4miCadillac Public LibraryCadillac · Classical Revival10.4miOld Cadillac City HallCadillac · Built 190010.5miMasonic Temple BuildingCadillac · Building10.5mi

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. Frank J. Cobbs House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Caldwell?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Caldwell’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

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📜 Lake City📜 Lake📜 Forest📜 Bloomfield
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