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History · Pleasant View

Pleasant View’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Pleasant View Township is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 108 to 111 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pleasant View 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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Pleasant View, 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 Pleasant View is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pleasant View has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ada Village Hall in Ada, 4.6 miles away.

Pleasant View and the nearest listed places

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Ada Village HallCongregational Church of AdaNorman County CourthouseZion Lutheran ChurchCaledonia Bridge

Closest to Pleasant View

Ada Village HallAda · Building4.6miCongregational Church of AdaAda · Craftsman4.7miNorman County CourthouseAda · Romanesque4.7miZion Lutheran ChurchShelly · Building13.8miCaledonia BridgeCaledonia · Structure17.9mi

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. Ada Village 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

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

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ada📜 Anthony📜 Green Meadow📜 Lockhart
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