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History · Fairgrove

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

Fairgrove is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Fairgrove had a population of 514. The village is located within Fairgrove Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 563 to 514 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.

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

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Fairgrove, 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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Today3 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fairgrove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fairgrove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Watrous General Store in Juniata, 5.1 miles away.

Fairgrove and the nearest listed places

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Watrous General StoreR. C. Burtis HouseHotel MontagueWilliam J. and Lovila (Wooley) Moore HouseTrinity Episcopal ChurchTuscola County Courthouse

Closest to Fairgrove

Watrous General StoreJuniata · Built 18645.1miR. C. Burtis HouseJuniata · Building5.4miHotel MontagueCaro · Building7.7miWilliam J. and Lovila (Wooley) Moore HouseCaro · Building7.7miTrinity Episcopal ChurchCaro · Building7.8mi

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. Watrous General Store’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Fairgrove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Fairgrove’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
📜 Fairgrove📜 Akron📜 Gilford📜 Juniata

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