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History · Tenstrike

A history of Tenstrike,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Tenstrike from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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The story

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A post office called Tenstrike has been in operation since 1899.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1930s6 items · Farmers at auction near Tenstrike, Mi…LOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFarmers at auction near Tenstrike…, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Tenstrike, decade by decade

1930s6 items
Farmers at auction near Tenstrike, MinnesotaLOCFarmers at auction near Tenstrike, Minnesota1939Auctioneer trying to sell pitchforkLOCAuctioneer trying to sell pitchfork1939Farmer examining phonograph. Auction near Tenstrike, MinnesotaLOCFarmer examining phonograph. Auction near Tenstrike, Minnes…1939Ladies serving lunch at auction near Tenstrike, MinnesotaLOCLadies serving lunch at auction near Tenstrike, Minnesota1939Auctioneer trying to sell pitchfork, near Tenstrike, MinnesotaLOCAuctioneer trying to sell pitchfork, near Tenstrike, Minnes…1939Farmer examining cream separator. Auction near Tenstrike, MinnesotaLOCFarmer examining cream separator. Auction near Tenstrike, M…1939
1940s–
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.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Tenstrike is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tenstrike has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Taylor, 6.4 miles away.

Tenstrike and the nearest listed places

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Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampMinnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckLake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesDavid Park HouseBemidji Carnegie LibraryBunyan, Paul, and Babe the Blue Ox

Closest to Tenstrike

Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampTaylor · District6.4miMinnesota and International Railway Trestle at BlackduckBlackduck · Structure8.1miLake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesNorthern · District10.9miDavid Park HouseBemidji · Building15.1miBemidji Carnegie LibraryBemidji · Built 190915.8mi

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. Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Tenstrike?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Tenstrike’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

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Farmers at auction near Tenstrike, Minnesota (1939) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Port Hope📜 Hines📜 Taylor📜 Turtle River

From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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