History · Slater
Slater’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Slater. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1old images & papers
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Slater was laid out in 1889. A post office called Slater has been in operation since 1878. The community has the name of John F. Slater, a railroad official.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1901Excavating for new reservoir at Slater, MoLOC
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewExcavating for new reservoir at S…, 1901: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Slater
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Slater, decade by decade
1910s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Excavating for new reservoir at Slater, Mo (1901) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.