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.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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+10Glencoe, 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
2 historic places in Glencoe
2 places in Glencoe are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were 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 · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.