Dickinson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Dickinson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dickinson was founded in 1881. Dickinson was named for its founder, W. S. Dickinson, a native of Malone, New York.
In 1924, Dickinson was the site of a tornado that killed nine people, making it the fourth deadliest tornado in North Dakota's recorded history. Dickinson was the site of an EF3 tornado in 2009 that damaged more than 450 homes and businesses, with 100 beyond repair, but with no injuries or casualties.
The rapid growth of the city due to an oil boom led to an increase in crime and homelessness within the city limits in the 2010s.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dickinson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dickinson’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDickinsonND Downtown 1900s, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dickinson
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Dickinson, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Dickinson
5 places in Dickinson 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 2008Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge #1137
Listed 2008Dickinson (Carnegie Area) Public LibraryListed 1985Stark County CourthouseListed 1989US Post Office-DickinsonListed 1997Dickinson State Normal School Campus DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as DickinsonND Downtown 1900s (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.