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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fanny Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 105 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fanny Township was organized in 1880.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 103 to 89 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fanny 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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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fanny is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fanny has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is E. C. Davis House in Crookston, 8.2 miles away.

Fanny and the nearest listed places

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E. C. Davis HouseCrookston Commercial Historic DistrictCrookston Carnegie Public LibraryCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionRed River Trail: Goose Lake Swamp SectionChurch of St. Peter-Catholic

Closest to Fanny

E. C. Davis HouseCrookston · Building8.2miCrookston Commercial Historic DistrictCrookston · District8.7miCrookston Carnegie Public LibraryCrookston · Built 19088.7miCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionCrookston · Built 19908.7miRed River Trail: Goose Lake Swamp SectionPolk Centre · Site11.1mi

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. E. C. Davis House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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