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History · Montreal

Montreal’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Montreal. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Montreal is an unincorporated community in southeast Camden County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately eight miles (13 km) east-southeast of Camdenton and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Richland on Route 7. A post office called Montreal has been in operation since 1861. The community was named after Montreal, in Quebec, Canada, the native home of a share of the first settlers.

Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Montreal 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Montreal’s history is told.

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Montreal, 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 Montreal is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Montreal has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grand Auglaize Bridge in Brumley, 8.2 miles away.

Montreal and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Montreal. Tap a dot.
Grand Auglaize BridgeLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Shelter at McCubbin PointLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Rising Sun ShelterLake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Rising Sun Recreation HallLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Barn/Garage in Kaiser AreaLake of the Ozarks State Park Highway 134 Historic District

Closest to Montreal

Grand Auglaize BridgeBrumley · Structure8.2miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Shelter at McCubbin PointOsage Beach · Building8.9miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Rising Sun ShelterOsage Beach · Building9.2miLake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Rising Sun Recreation HallOsage Beach · Building9.7miLake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Barn/Garage in Kaiser AreaOsage Beach · Building9.7mi

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. Grand Auglaize Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Montreal?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Montreal’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Linn Creek📜 Camdenton📜 Brumley📜 Stoutland
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