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History · Moline Acres

Moline Acres’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Moline Acres is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moline Acres had a population of 2,156.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,442 to 2,156 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moline Acres 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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Famous people close to Moline Acres

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Maxine WatersMaxine WatersKinloch · 4 miJenifer LewisJenifer LewisKinloch · 4 miTWTyron WoodleyFerguson · 3 miGuillaume PostelGuillaume PostelNormandy · 4 miDSDavid SingmasterFerguson · 3 miCJCharles JanuaryFerguson · 3 mi
By decade

Moline Acres, 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 Moline Acres is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moline Acres has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Gen. Daniel Bissell House in Bellefontaine Neighbors, 1.3 miles away.

Moline Acres and the nearest listed places

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Gen. Daniel Bissell HouseSeed, Miles A., Carriage HouseBaden SchoolWildwood HouseNorwood Hills Country ClubWalnut Park School

Closest to Moline Acres

Gen. Daniel Bissell HouseBellefontaine Neighbors · Built 18191.3miSeed, Miles A., Carriage HouseJennings · Building1.6miBaden SchoolSt. Louis · Building2miWildwood HouseFerguson · Italianate2.6miNorwood Hills Country ClubJennings · Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19222.7mi

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. Gen. Daniel Bissell House’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

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

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Bellefontaine Neighbors📜 Riverview📜 Jennings📜 Dellwood
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