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History · Funkley

A history of Funkley,
since 1904

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

1904established
6old images & papers
0recent photos
From Funkley’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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Funkley was incorporated in 1904 at the site of a junction along the Minnesota and International Railway. The name comes from Henry Funkley, a county attorney.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1904Established
c. 1910Funkley Depot StationCommons
1930s5 items · Old general store. Funkley, MinnesotaLOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Funkley’s story

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

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFunkley Depot Station, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Funkley, decade by decade

1910s1 item
Funkley Depot StationCommonsFunkley Depot Stationc. 1910
1930s5 items
Old general store. Funkley, MinnesotaLOCOld general store. Funkley, Minnesota1937Interior of general store. Funkley, MinnesotaLOCInterior of general store. Funkley, Minnesota1937Interior of old saloon. Funkley, MinnesotaLOCInterior of old saloon. Funkley, Minnesota1937Interior of grocery store. Funkley, MinnesotaLOCInterior of grocery store. Funkley, Minnesota1937Interior of old saloon. Funkley, MinnesotaLOCInterior of old saloon. Funkley, Minnesota1937
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 Funkley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Funkley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at Blackduck in Blackduck, 6.8 miles away.

Funkley and the nearest listed places

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Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckRabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampSaum Schools

Closest to Funkley

Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckBlackduck · Structure6.8miRabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampTaylor · District11.6miSaum SchoolsWoodrow · Building17.5mi

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. Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at Blackduck’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Funkley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Funkley’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 Funkley Depot Station (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Nore📜 Hornet📜 Summit📜 Blackduck

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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