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History · Grass Lake

Grass Lake’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Grass Lake. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Grass Lake Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 47 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 69 to 47 (-32%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grass Lake 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grass Lake’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Grass Lake

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Bruce PetersonBruce PetersonWashburn · 18 miGary EminethGary EminethWashburn · 18 miHomer N. WallinHomer N. WallinWashburn · 18 miJWJanet WentzMcClusky · 19 miFFFrank FalconerWilton · 6 miLKLeander E. KeckWashburn · 18 mi
By decade

Grass Lake, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Grass Lake is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Grass Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Soo Line Depot in Wilton, 6.1 miles away.

Grass Lake and the nearest listed places

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Soo Line DepotHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchCross Ranch Archeological DistrictFlorence Lake School No. 3Depression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteSheridan County Courthouse

Closest to Grass Lake

Soo Line DepotWilton · Building6.1miHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchWilton · Building6.3miCross Ranch Archeological DistrictWashburn · District16.4miFlorence Lake School No. 3Hazel Grove · Building18.9miDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteHarmon · Building21.5mi

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. Soo Line Depot’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Grass Lake?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Grass Lake’s story, or a memory of it.
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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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Wilson📜 Estherville📜 Wilton📜 Ecklund
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