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Hudson’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hudson Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 944 at the 2020 census. Hudson Township was organized in 1869. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Hudson, Wisconsin caused the name to be selected.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 876 to 944 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hudson 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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Hudson, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hudson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hudson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Knute Nelson House in Alexandria, 5.4 miles away.

Hudson and the nearest listed places

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Knute Nelson HouseDaniel Pennie HouseAlexandria Residential Historic DistrictDouglas County CourthouseU.S. Post Office-AlexandriaNoah P. Ward House

Closest to Hudson

Knute Nelson HouseAlexandria · Building5.4miDaniel Pennie HouseLeven · Building5.6miAlexandria Residential Historic DistrictAlexandria · District6miDouglas County CourthouseAlexandria · Building6miU.S. Post Office-AlexandriaAlexandria · Building6mi

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. Knute Nelson House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hudson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hudson’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Forada📜 Alexandria📜 Nelson📜 Alexandria
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