Ellendale’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Ellendale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ellendale was established as county seat of the newly formed Dickey County in 1882. That same year saw the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad into the area.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ellendale’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ellendale’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOpera Block, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Ellendale
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Ellendale, decade by decade
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CommonsDowntown Ellendale, North Dakota 6-11-200920092 historic places in Ellendale
2 places in Ellendale 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
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Opera Block (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.