Harwood’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Harwood. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Harwood was platted in 1881 when the Great Northern Railroad was extended to that point. The city was named in honor of A. J. Harwood, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Harwood since 1881.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Harwood’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harwood’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHarwood, North Dakota, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Harwood, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Harwood is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Harwood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John Olness House in Kragnes, 6.1 miles away.
Harwood 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 Harwood, North Dakota (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.