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

Edwards Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,361 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,413 to 1,361 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Edwards 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 Edwards’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Edwards

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NFNFGladwin · 13 miDebbie StabenowDebbie StabenowGladwin · 13 miAlex RoseAlex RoseWest Branch · 6 miJoy WilliamsJoy WilliamsWest Branch · 6 miJanae KrocJanae KrocSterling · 18 miAnthony ZettelAnthony ZettelWest Branch · 6 mi
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Edwards, 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 Edwards is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Edwards has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eggleston School in Nester, 8.5 miles away.

Edwards and the nearest listed places

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Eggleston SchoolMichigan Central Railroad Standish DepotSecond Arenac County Courthouse

Closest to Edwards

Eggleston SchoolNester · Built 19348.5miMichigan Central Railroad Standish DepotStandish · Building22.9miSecond Arenac County CourthouseOmer · Building24.9mi

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. Eggleston School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Edwards?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Edwards’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
📜 West Branch📜 Clement📜 Horton📜 Nester
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