The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dexter was platted in 1874 and named for Dexter Parrit, an early settler. A post office has been in operation at Dexter since 1874. Dexter was incorporated in 1878.
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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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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Dexter is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dexter has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Booth Post No. 130-Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Grand Meadow, 6.5 miles away.
Dexter and the nearest listed places
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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. Booth Post No. 130-Grand Army of the Republic Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Dexter?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Dexter’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.