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History · Hamberg

Hamberg’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hamberg is a city in Wells County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 11 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 21 to 11 (-48%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hamberg 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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Hamberg, 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 Hamberg is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hamberg has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Viking Lutheran Church in South Viking, 6.9 miles away.

Hamberg and the nearest listed places

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Viking Lutheran ChurchBeiseker MansionWells County CourthouseWells County FairgroundsWest Antelope BridgeManfred Historic District

Closest to Hamberg

Viking Lutheran ChurchSouth Viking · Building6.9miBeiseker MansionFessenden · Building9.3miWells County CourthouseFessenden · Building9.4miWells County FairgroundsOshkosh · District9.7miWest Antelope BridgeWest Antelope · Structure10.5mi

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. Viking Lutheran Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hamberg?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hamberg’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.

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