The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Aastad Township was organized in 1871, and named for Gilbert Aastad, a Norwegian settler.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Aastad’s history is told.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Aastad is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Aastad has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Park Region Luther College in Fergus Falls, 7.6 miles away.
Aastad and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Aastad
Park Region Luther CollegeFergus Falls · Victorian Romanesque7.6mi
John W. Mason HouseFergus Falls · Italianate · Built 18817.6miNorthern Pacific DepotFergus Falls · Built 19207.7mi
Otter Tail County CourthouseFergus Falls · Beaux Arts · Built 19227.7mi
Fergus Falls City HallFergus Falls · Georgian Revival7.9miHow 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. Park Region Luther College’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Aastad?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Aastad’s story, or a memory of it.
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