Wadena’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Wadena. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first permanent settlement at Wadena was made in 1871. The city is named after Chief Wadena, an Ojibwe Indian chief of the late 19th century in northwestern Minnesota. A post office has been in operation at Wadena since 1873. Wadena was incorporated in 1881. Four properties in Wadena are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Commercial Hotel built circa 1885, the Wadena Fire and City Hall built in 1912, the Northern Pacific Passenger Depot built in 1915, and the Peterson-Biddick Seed and Feed Company built 1916–1936.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Wadena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wadena’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUntitled photo, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Wadena
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Wadena, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Untitled photo (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.