Appleton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Appleton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Appleton was laid out in 1872, and named after the founder ´s birthplace in Appleton, Wisconsin. A post office has been in operation at Appleton since 1873. A flour mill on the banks of the Pomme de Terre River was in operation from 1872 until the late 1960’s. The Hastings and Dakota Railroad (out of Milwaukee, WI) was extended from Benson, Minnesota to Appleton in 1872.
Appleton was incorporated in 1881. Gethsemane Episcopal Church, on North Hering Street at Snelling Avenue, was built in 1879 like Appleton City Hall and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Appleton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Appleton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe old mill, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Appleton, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Appleton
1 place in Appleton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
the same place, years apart
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1908 · LOC2007 · Commons
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.