The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Irwin was platted in 1884. The community has the name of the Irwin family of settlers. A post office called Irwin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1981.
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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 Irwin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Irwin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial in Lamar, 6.7 miles away.
Irwin and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Irwin
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. Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Irwin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Irwin’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.