The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first post office in Fair Play was established in 1852. The founder wished to call it Oakland, but because that name was already assigned to another community, he declared "We'll just call it Fair Play".
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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 Fair Play is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fair Play has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is North Ward School in Bolivar, 9 miles away.
Fair Play 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. North Ward School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Fair Play?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Fair Play’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.