The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office has been in operation at Clements since 1900. Clements was platted in 1902. The city was named for Peter O. Clements, an early settler.
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Clements, decade by decade
Before
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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.
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1 historic place in Clements
1 place in Clements is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Minnesotaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedClements State Bank Building
Where they are
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Buildings
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.