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Laredo’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Laredo is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 156 at the 2020 census. Laredo is pronounced "la-read-oh" which varies from the traditional pronunciation.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 198 to 156 (-21%). Half of its homes were built before 1944.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Laredo 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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Clyde TolsonClyde TolsonFilm, TV & StageRBRex BarnettPolitics & Law
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Laredo, decade by decade

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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Laredo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Laredo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is WPA Stock Barn and Pavilion in Trenton, 8.8 miles away.

Laredo and the nearest listed places

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WPA Stock Barn and PavilionTrenton High SchoolNorris, Jewett, LibrarySt. Philip's Episcopal ChurchPlaza HotelGeorge Wolz House

Closest to Laredo

WPA Stock Barn and PavilionTrenton · Building8.8miTrenton High SchoolTrenton · Building9miNorris, Jewett, LibraryTrenton · Building9.1miSt. Philip's Episcopal ChurchTrenton · Built 18989.5miPlaza HotelTrenton · Art Deco9.6mi

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. WPA Stock Barn and Pavilion’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Laredo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Laredo’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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