History · Lyle
A history of Lyle,
since 1854
Postcards, papers and photographs of Lyle from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
1854established
6old images & papers
0recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lyle was platted in 1870. The city was named after Robert Lyle, a farmer, territorial, and state legislator. Lyle was incorporated in 1875.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1854Established
1900s3 items · Street Lyle Minn - oldCommons
1910s3 items · Birds Eye View Lyle RR Yards - GP And…Commons
1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
Help out
Finish Lyle’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStreet Lyle Minn - old, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Lyle, decade by decade
1900s3 items
1910s3 items
1920s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Street Lyle Minn - old (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.