A history of Carrington,
since 1883
Postcards, papers and photographs of Carrington from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Carrington was platted in 1882 by Miles D. Carrington and named for him. Carrington has been the county seat since 1883. A post office has been in operation at Carrington since 1883.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Carrington’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCarrington High School, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Carrington
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Carrington, decade by decade
![N.P. [Northern Pacific] Depot](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/12773/af72418b15634d44a882-s.jpg)
1990s
3 historic places in Carrington
3 places in Carrington are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1980Foster County Courthouse
Listed 1989US Post Office-Carrington
Listed 1992Thomas Nichols Putnam HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Carrington High School (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.