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Foley’s history is
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The story

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Foley was platted in 1879. Some say the town was named after Addison Foley, the original owner of the town site, while others believe the community has the name of one Miss Addie Foley, another early settler. A post office called Foley has been in operation since 1880.

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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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Today2 photos
Odd Fellows BuildingCommonsOdd Fellows Building2018FEMA - 36503 - Aerial of flooding in Missouri - Missouri Route 79 north ofCommonsFEMA - 36503 - Aerial of flooding in Missouri - Missouri Ro…2008
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Foley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Foley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District in Winfield, 3.8 miles away.

Foley and the nearest listed places

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Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic DistrictCamp Sherwood Forest Historic DistrictCuivre River State Park Administrative Area Historic DistrictBrussels Historic DistrictOld Rock HousePere Marquette State Park Lodge and Cabins

Closest to Foley

Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic DistrictWinfield · Lock and Dam3.8miCamp Sherwood Forest Historic DistrictTroy · District9.4miCuivre River State Park Administrative Area Historic DistrictTroy · District10.3miBrussels Historic DistrictBrussels · District10.4miOld Rock HouseMoscow Mills · Classical Revival11.5mi

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. Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Foley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Foley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Winfield📜 Batchtown📜 Old Monroe📜 Fountain N' Lakes

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