The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Blodgett was settled as early as 1869. A post office called Blodgett has been in operation since 1870. The community has the name of Wells H. Blodgett, a railroad official. The town was incorporated in 1900.
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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 Blodgett is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Blodgett has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Scott County Courthouse in Benton, 6.8 miles away.
Blodgett 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. Scott County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Blodgett?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Blodgett’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.