The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Viking has been in operation since 1890. The city was organized in 1884, and was named by Rev. Hans P. Hansen, a Norwegian Lutheran pastor in Warren, after the Vikings.
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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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CommonsOld Standard station2009
CommonsViking, Minnesota2006
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CommonsViking School Sign2006
CommonsViking Diner and Antiques Viking, Minnesota 3-17-20062006
CommonsMNMap-doton-Viking2005
CommonsWelcome to2001
CommonsViking, Minnesota2001
CommonsViking School2001
CommonsViking Elementary playground2001
CommonsOld creamery(?)2001
CommonsHartz Store2001National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Viking is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Viking has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thief River Falls Public Library in Thief River Falls, 12.5 miles away.
Viking and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Viking
Thief River Falls Public LibraryThief River Falls · Building12.5miThief River Falls Auditorium and Municipal BuildingThief River Falls · Building12.5miLarson MillFoldahl · Building12.5mi
Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesFoldahl · District12.5mi
Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie DepotThief River Falls · Building12.6miHow 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. Thief River Falls Public Library’s page links to a real one.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (18). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.