Holden’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Holden. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Holden was laid out in 1857. It was named for Major Nathaniel Holden, a local politician who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area.
Anti-saloon advocate Carrie Nation lived in Holden in the 1870s, where she worked as a teacher.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holden’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of the city of Ho…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Holden, decade by decade
1 historic place in Holden
1 place in Holden is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of the city of Holden, Johnson Co., Missouri 1869 (1869) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.