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History · Cromwell

Cromwell’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cromwell Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 35 to 32 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cromwell 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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Cromwell, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cromwell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cromwell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Depression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic Site in Menoken, 13 miles away.

Cromwell and the nearest listed places

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Depression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteSoo Line DepotHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteFred and Gladys Grady HouseTowne-Williams House

Closest to Cromwell

Depression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteMenoken · Building13miSoo Line DepotWilton · Building14miHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchWilton · Building14.3miDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteHarmon · Building17.2miFred and Gladys Grady HouseBismarck · Building18mi

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. Depression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic Site’s page links to a real one.
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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.

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