A history of Glencoe,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Glencoe from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Glencoe was laid out in 1855 and named after Glen Coe in Scotland. A post office has been in operation at Glencoe since 1856. Glencoe was incorporated as a city in 1909.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Glencoe’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGlencoe, Minnesota. Farmers who h…, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Glencoe
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Glencoe, decade by decade
LOCGlencoe, Minnesota. Farmers who have registered under Selec…1942
LOCGlencoe, Minnesota. Farmer registering for Selective Service1942
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Glencoe, Minnesota. Fa…1942
LOCGlencoe, Minnesota. Selective Service registration for men …1942
LOCGlencoe, Minnesota. Selective Service registration for men …1942
LOCGlencoe, Minnesota. Selective Service registration for men …19421990s
Nothing in Glencoe is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glencoe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McLeod County Courthouse in Glencoe, 2 miles away.
Glencoe 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 Glencoe, Minnesota. Farmers who have registered under Selective Service act in the firehouse at Glencoe, Minnesota (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.