The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarkfield was platted in 1884, and named for one Mr. Clark, a railroad agent. A post office has been in operation at Clarkfield since 1884. Clarkfield was incorporated in 1887.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clarkfield’s history is told.
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Before
2000
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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 Clarkfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clarkfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Swede Prairie Progressive Farmers' Club in Swede Prairie, 10.2 miles away.
Clarkfield and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Clarkfield
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. Swede Prairie Progressive Farmers' Club’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Clarkfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Clarkfield’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.