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History · Alamo

Alamo’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Alamo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1916established
2old images & papers
13recent photos
The Hall family living near Alamo, North Dakota, 1937 · Library of Congress

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Alamo is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 53 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 56 in 2025.

Alamo was established in 1916. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 57 to 53 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1953.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alamo 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.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1916Established
1930s2 items · The Hall family living near Alamo, No…LOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alamo’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe Hall family living near Alamo…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
By decade

Alamo, decade by decade

1930s2 items
The Hall family living near Alamo, North DakotaLOCThe Hall family living near Alamo, North Dakota1937Children of the Hall family. Near Alamo, North DakotaLOCChildren of the Hall family. Near Alamo, North Dakota1937
1940s–
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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Today13 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Alamo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Alamo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ray Opera House in Ray, 21.4 miles away.

Alamo and the nearest listed places

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Ray Opera HouseDivide County Courthouse

Closest to Alamo

Ray Opera HouseRay · Building21.4miDivide County CourthouseCrosby · Building24.3mi

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. Ray Opera House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Alamo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Alamo’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

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The Hall family living near Alamo, North Dakota (1937) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Rock Island📜 Blue Ridge📜 Ellisville📜 Garnet

From Wikimedia Commons (13) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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