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Ericson’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ericson Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census. Ericson Township was organized in 1874, and named for Eric Ericson, an early settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 206 to 224 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ericson 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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Ericson, 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 Ericson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ericson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hotel Sacred Heart in Sacred Heart, 5.3 miles away.

Ericson and the nearest listed places

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Hotel Sacred HeartSacred Heart Public SchoolJoseph Brown House RuinsMaynard State BankLars Rudi HouseJulian A. Weaver House

Closest to Ericson

Hotel Sacred HeartSacred Heart · Building5.3miSacred Heart Public SchoolSacred Heart · Building5.5miJoseph Brown House RuinsSacred Heart · Site7miMaynard State BankMaynard · Building9.4miLars Rudi HouseSacred Heart · Building12.3mi

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. Hotel Sacred Heart’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ericson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ericson’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.

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📜 Rheiderland📜 Sacred Heart📜 Crooks📜 Renville
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