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History · Clam Union

Clam Union’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Clam Union Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 882 to 907 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clam Union 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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Clam Union, 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 Clam Union is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clam Union has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Frank J. Cobbs House in Cadillac, 18.2 miles away.

Clam Union and the nearest listed places

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Frank J. Cobbs HouseCooley SchoolCobbs and Mitchell BuildingShay LocomotiveElks Temple BuildingCharles T. Mitchell House

Closest to Clam Union

Frank J. Cobbs HouseCadillac · Colonial Revival18.2miCooley SchoolCadillac · Building18.3miCobbs and Mitchell BuildingCadillac · Classical Revival18.3miShay LocomotiveCadillac · Locomotive18.4miElks Temple BuildingCadillac · Classical Revival18.4mi

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.
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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.

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