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History · Effie

A history of Effie,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Effie from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Effie’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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A post office was established in Effie in 1903. The community was named after Effie Wenaus, the daughter of the city's first postmaster.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1930s6 items · Loading device moving railroad cars f…Commons
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Effie’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLoading device moving railroad ca…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Effie

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John LinderJohn LinderDeer River · 32 miCHCharles HonortonDeer River · 32 miFWFranklin Gerhard WallaceDeer River · 32 miHBHarry BasfordDeer River · 32 miRoger GambleRoger GambleDeer River · 32 miHMHenry W. MattsonDeer River · 32 mi
By decade

Effie, decade by decade

1930s6 items
Loading device moving railroad cars full of timberCommonsLoading device moving railroad cars full of timber1937Loading logs onto railroad carCommonsLoading logs onto railroad car1937Logs on skidway just before being loaded on railway carCommonsLogs on skidway just before being loaded on railway car1937Lumberjack washing clothes at logging camp nearCommonsLumberjack washing clothes at logging camp near1937Lumberjack washing clothes. Camp nearCommonsLumberjack washing clothes. Camp near1937Partially-loaded car of lumberCommonsPartially-loaded car of lumber1937
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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 Effie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Effie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bigfork Village Hall in Bigfork, 6.6 miles away.

Effie and the nearest listed places

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Bigfork Village HallScenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesScenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service YardMarcell Ranger StationSts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox ChurchBridge No. 5721 (Bridge No. 82524)

Closest to Effie

Bigfork Village HallBigfork · Built 19366.6miScenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesBigfork · District8.9miScenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service YardBigfork · District10.1miMarcell Ranger StationMarcell · District17.1miSts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox ChurchCarpenter · Building22.3mi

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. Bigfork Village Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Effie?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Effie’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

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Loading device moving railroad cars full of timber (1937) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Bigfork📜 Bigfork📜 Stokes📜 Pomroy

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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