Foreston’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Foreston. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Foreston has been in operation since 1889. The city was named for the forests near the original town site.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Foreston’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Foreston’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewForeston Hotel, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Foreston, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Foreston is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Foreston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Milaca Municipal Hall in Milaca, 3.4 miles away.
Foreston and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Foreston Hotel (1912) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.