The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 40 to 56 (+40%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hurley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hurley’s history is told.
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Hurley, decade by decade
Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Hurley is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hurley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Renville County Courthouse in Mohall, 5.9 miles away.
Hurley and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Hurley. Tap a dot.
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. Renville County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hurley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hurley’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons