Artichoke’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Artichoke. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusArtichoke is an unincorporated community in Artichoke Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. Artichoke is located at the intersection between 600th ave and Big stone county Rd 8.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 79 to 89 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1951.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Artichoke 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.
Start Artichoke’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Artichoke’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDistrict 13 School, County Road 25: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Artichoke, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in Artichoke is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Artichoke has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Odessa Jail in Odessa, 11 miles away.
Artichoke and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as District 13 School, County Road 25 and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.