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History · Holt

Holt’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Holt. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Holt is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 88 to 90 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holt yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holt’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Holt

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MPMel PetersonThief River Falls · 13 miWyatt SmithWyatt SmithThief River Falls · 13 miMFMichael ForneyThief River Falls · 13 miRalph R. EricksonRalph R. EricksonThief River Falls · 13 miJMJohn McCormickThief River Falls · 13 miRBRobert BakerThief River Falls · 13 mi
By decade

Holt, decade by decade

Before
2000
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.
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Today12 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Holt is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Holt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot in Thief River Falls, 12 miles away.

Holt and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Holt. Tap a dot.
Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie DepotThief River Falls Auditorium and Municipal BuildingThief River Falls Public LibraryLarson MillOld Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesLodge Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219

Closest to Holt

Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie DepotThief River Falls · Building12miThief River Falls Auditorium and Municipal BuildingThief River Falls · Building12.1miThief River Falls Public LibraryThief River Falls · Building12.2miLarson MillFoldahl · Building17.9miOld Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesFoldahl · District17.9mi

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. Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Holt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Holt’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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