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Birch’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Birch Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 103 as of the 2020 census. Birch Township was named for the canoe birch trees there from which Native Americans built canoes.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 118 to 103 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Birch 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 Birch

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John SmithJohn SmithCass Lake · 18 miArchie MarshekArchie MarshekCass Lake · 18 miDPDouglas PikeCass Lake · 18 miSkip FinnSkip FinnCass Lake · 18 miEVErma VizenorCass Lake · 18 miMal FreeburgMal FreeburgBlackduck · 9 mi
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Birch, 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 Birch is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Birch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Taylor, 4.3 miles away.

Birch and the nearest listed places

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Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampMinnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckLake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesSupervisor's Office HeadquartersOld Cut Foot Sioux Ranger StationDavid Park House

Closest to Birch

Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampTaylor · District4.3miMinnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckBlackduck · Structure8.4miLake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesNorthern · District18miSupervisor's Office HeadquartersCass Lake · Building18.1miOld Cut Foot Sioux Ranger StationSquaw Lake · Building21.3mi

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. Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Birch?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Birch’s story, or a memory of it.
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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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Third River📜 Taylor📜 Summit📜 Moose Lake
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