The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lathrop was platted in 1867 as a stop on the Cameron Cutoff Branch of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. It was named for John L. Lathrop, treasurer for the railroad. A post office called Lathrop has been in operation since 1868.
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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 Lathrop is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lathrop has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is David L. and Sallie Ann Stoutimore House in Plattsburg, 7 miles away.
Lathrop and the nearest listed places
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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. David L. and Sallie Ann Stoutimore House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lathrop?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lathrop’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.