The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Walnut Grove was platted in 1859. It was named for the groves of wild black walnut trees growing near the original town site. The original name of the town was Possum Trot, referring to the multitude of possums in the area.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Walnut Grove’s history is told.
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Walnut Grove, decade by decade
Before
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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 Walnut Grove is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Walnut Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Nathan Boone House in Ash Grove, 4.8 miles away.
Walnut Grove 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. Nathan Boone House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Walnut Grove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Walnut Grove’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.