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History · Meadowlands

Meadowlands’s history is
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The story

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Meadowlands, as its name would suggest, is one of the few areas of arable land in Saint Louis County. While Meadowlands prospered and grew due to the support it provided to the region's farms, the steady decline in those same farms (and the large families they supported) during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s heralded the beginning of the town's gradual decline.

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Meadowlands, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Meadowlands is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Meadowlands has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall in Meadowlands, 1.9 miles away.

Meadowlands and the nearest listed places

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Western Bohemian Fraternal Union HallChurch of St. Joseph (Catholic)Mesaba Co-operative ParkSavanna Portage

Closest to Meadowlands

Western Bohemian Fraternal Union HallMeadowlands · Built 19251.9miChurch of St. Joseph (Catholic)Elmer · Built 19132.3miMesaba Co-operative ParkCherry · District22.1miSavanna PortageBalsam · Built 196124.5mi

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. Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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