The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Aldrich was laid out in 1885 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of one Mr. Aldrich, a railroad employee. A post office called Aldrich has been in operation since 1886. The Aldrich United Methodist Church is the old church in Aldrich, founded 1888 and is still in operation.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Aldrich’s history is told.
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Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Aldrich is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Aldrich has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bolivar Public Library in Bolivar, 8.9 miles away.
Aldrich and the nearest listed places
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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. Bolivar Public Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Aldrich?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Aldrich’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.