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Arena’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Arena Township (pronounced like the word) is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. Arena Township was named after both the Town of Arena and Arena, Wisconsin, which it contains. The township's early pioneers came from this location.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 122 to 125 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Arena 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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Famous people close to Arena

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Elmer Austin BensonElmer Austin BensonAppleton · 17 miJames Day HodgsonJames Day HodgsonDawson · 13 miClinton SundbergClinton SundbergAppleton · 17 miJeff NordgaardJeff NordgaardDawson · 13 miBrad RheingansBrad RheingansAppleton · 17 miJerry KoosmanJerry KoosmanAppleton · 17 mi
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Arena, 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 Arena is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arena has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Madison City Hall in Madison, 4.9 miles away.

Arena and the nearest listed places

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Madison City HallMadison Carnegie LibraryLac qui Parle County CourthouseLouisburg SchoolDawson Carnegie LibraryDawson Armory and Community Building

Closest to Arena

Madison City HallMadison · Building4.9miMadison Carnegie LibraryMadison · Building4.9miLac qui Parle County CourthouseMadison · Building4.9miLouisburg SchoolLouisburg · Building11.9miDawson Carnegie LibraryDawson · Building13.1mi

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. Madison City Hall’s page links to a real one.
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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

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📜 Madison📜 Augusta📜 Marietta📜 Perry
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