The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗This settlement along Big Bay de Noc lies in the historic land of the Noquet. When it was first settled around 1850 by Metis it was known as Garden Bay or Haley's Bay. It was incorporated as a village in 1886.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Garden is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Garden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fayette (Boundary Increase) in Fairbanks, 6 miles away.
Garden and the nearest listed places
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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. Fayette (Boundary Increase)’s page links to a real one.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.