The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Garvin was originally called Terry, for Union general Alfred Terry, and under the latter name was platted in 1886 by the railroad. The present name, for H. C. Garvin, a railroad official, was adopted in 1881.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Garvin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Garvin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank in Tracy, 7.1 miles away.
Garvin and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Garvin
First National BankTracy · Building7.1miTracy Municipal Building and ArmoryTracy · Building7.1mi
Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic DistrictMurray · District7.9mi
Lake Shetak State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group CampMurray · Building7.9mi
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha TurntableCurrie · Built 190110.6miHow 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. First National Bank’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Garvin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Garvin’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.