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History · Stony Brook

Stony Brook’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Stony Brook Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. Stony Brook Township was organized in 1877, and took its name from the Stony Brook creek.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 133 people in 2010, 132 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stony Brook 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stony Brook’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Stony Brook

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Frank AlbertsonFrank AlbertsonFergus Falls · 15 miMarcus BorgMarcus BorgFergus Falls · 15 miCliff SterrettCliff SterrettFergus Falls · 15 miBill LutherBill LutherFergus Falls · 15 miWynn RobertsWynn RobertsFergus Falls · 15 miDTDave TheurerFergus Falls · 15 mi
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Stony Brook, 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 Stony Brook is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stony Brook has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grant County Courthouse in Elbow Lake, 7 miles away.

Stony Brook and the nearest listed places

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Grant County CourthouseScofield, Anna J. Memorial Auditorium and Harold E. Thorson Memorial LibraryRoosevelt HallPark Region Luther CollegeJohn W. Mason HouseNorthern Pacific Depot

Closest to Stony Brook

Grant County CourthouseElbow Lake · Building7miScofield, Anna J. Memorial Auditorium and Harold E. Thorson Memorial LibraryElbow Lake · Building7.1miRoosevelt HallBarrett · Building14.1miPark Region Luther CollegeFergus Falls · Building14.9miJohn W. Mason HouseFergus Falls · Built 188114.9mi

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. Grant County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stony Brook?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stony Brook’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
📜 Wendell📜 Lawrence📜 Elbow Lake📜 Pomme de Terre
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