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Platte’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Platte is an unincorporated community in Platte Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near Pierz. The community is located along 275th Avenue near its junction with Morrison County Road 48, 233rd Street. State Highway 25 (MN 25) is also in the immediate area. Wolf Creek and the Platte River meet at Platte.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 357 people in 2010, 354 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Platte 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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Famous people close to Platte

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Brian KobilkaBrian KobilkaLittle Falls · 13 miLouise ErdrichLouise ErdrichLittle Falls · 13 miDuane BobickDuane BobickLittle Falls · 13 miJLJim LangerLittle Falls · 13 miJohn StumpfJohn StumpfPierz · 9 miBen HanowskiBen HanowskiLittle Falls · 13 mi
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Platte, 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 Platte is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Platte has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Joseph's Church-Catholic in Pierz, 9 miles away.

Platte and the nearest listed places

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St. Joseph's Church-CatholicBridge No. 4969Our Lady of the Angels AcademyPine Tree Lumber Company Office BuildingChurch of Our Savio-EpiscopalLittle Falls Carnegie Library

Closest to Platte

St. Joseph's Church-CatholicPierz · Building9miBridge No. 4969Green Prairie · Structure9.9miOur Lady of the Angels AcademyLittle Falls · Building11miPine Tree Lumber Company Office BuildingLittle Falls · Built 189113.8miChurch of Our Savio-EpiscopalLittle Falls · Building14mi

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. St. Joseph's Church-Catholic’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Platte?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Platte’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

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