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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Flowing Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census. According to Warren Upham, the origin of the name Flowing is obscure "unless it refers to artesian or flowing wells".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 77 to 89 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Flowing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John Olness House in Kragnes, 11.1 miles away.

Flowing and the nearest listed places

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John Olness HouseBuffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesRandolph M. Probstfield HouseJohn Bergquist HouseFargo City Detention HospitalNorth Side Fargo Builder's Residential Historic District

Closest to Flowing

John Olness HouseKragnes · Building11.1miBuffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesRiverton · District11.6miRandolph M. Probstfield HouseMoorhead · Building13.1miJohn Bergquist HouseMoorhead · Building15.2miFargo City Detention HospitalFargo · Building15.4mi

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. John Olness 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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