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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Friedenswald is a village that was incorporated in 2008 and ratified by the Camden County, Missouri Commission under the Missouri Village Law. Friedenswald is located in the central part of Camden County, Missouri, on Lake Road 5-89. It comprises approximately 65 acres and is governed by a board of trustees. The village is one of the smallest in the U.S.; as of the 2020 census, Friedenswald had a population of 4.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Friedenswald yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Friedenswald is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Friedenswald has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Clover Point Recreation Hall in Osage Beach, 6.9 miles away.

Friedenswald and the nearest listed places

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Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Clover Point Recreation HallCamp Hawthorne Central Area DistrictLake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Rising Sun Recreation HallLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Rising Sun ShelterCamp Pin Oak Historic DistrictLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Shelter at McCubbin Point

Closest to Friedenswald

Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Clover Point Recreation HallOsage Beach · Building6.9miCamp Hawthorne Central Area DistrictOsage Beach · District7miLake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Rising Sun Recreation HallOsage Beach · Building7.6miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Rising Sun ShelterOsage Beach · Building7.9miCamp Pin Oak Historic DistrictOsage Beach · District8mi

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. Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Clover Point Recreation Hall’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

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📜 Linn Creek📜 Camdenton📜 Sunrise Beach📜 Osage Beach
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