A history of Epping,
since 1905
Postcards, papers and photographs of Epping from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEpping is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2020 census. Epping was founded in 1905 along the transcontinental rail line of the Great Northern Railway. The name comes from the city of Epping in England.
Epping was established in 1905. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 100 to 84 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Epping 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 belowFinish Epping’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFramed "family tree" record in fa…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Epping
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Epping, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Epping is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Epping has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ray Opera House in Ray, 9.8 miles away.
Epping and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Framed "family tree" record in farmhouse near Epping. Williams County, North Dakota (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.