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Bernie’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bernie. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Bernie was laid out in 1890, and named after Bernice "Bernie" Crumb, the daughter of an early Euro-American settler. A post office called Bernie has been in operation since 1889. The city was incorporated in 1889. Bernie was situated along the St. Louis Southwestern Railway.

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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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bernie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bernie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dexter Gymnasium in Dexter, 8.2 miles away.

Bernie and the nearest listed places

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Dexter GymnasiumCampbell Commercial Historic DistrictGiven Owens HouseStoddard County CourthouseHenry Miller HouseCharles and Bettie Birthright House

Closest to Bernie

Dexter GymnasiumDexter · Built 19408.2miCampbell Commercial Historic DistrictCampbell · District13.6miGiven Owens HouseUnion · Building13.6miStoddard County CourthouseBloomfield · Building14.9miHenry Miller HouseBloomfield · Building15.2mi

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. Dexter Gymnasium’s page links to a real one.
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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

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📜 Liberty📜 Malden📜 Cotton Hill📜 Dexter

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