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History · Hannah

Hannah’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Hannah. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1897established
0old images & papers
22recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hannah is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 8 at the 2020 census. Hannah was founded in 1897.

Hannah was established in 1897. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 15 to 8 (-47%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hannah 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 Hannah’s history is told.

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Hannah, 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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Today22 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hannah is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hannah has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Roxy Theatre in Langdon, 20.7 miles away.

Hannah and the nearest listed places

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Roxy TheatreUS Post Office-Langdon

Closest to Hannah

Roxy TheatreLangdon · Building20.7miUS Post Office-LangdonLangdon · Building20.7mi

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. Roxy Theatre’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hannah?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hannah’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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