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History · Keene

Keene’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Keene. 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

Keene is an unincorporated community in McKenzie County, North Dakota in the United States. In this zip code area, the 2000 census found 258 people.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 41 to 40 (-2%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Keene 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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Famous people close to Keene

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Mary Sherman MorganMary Sherman MorganRay · 26 miBSBrent SanfordWatford City · 19 miRBRuth BuffaloWatford City · 19 miErin ObanErin ObanRay · 26 miMSMark SanfordWatford City · 19 miTBTeresa BakerWatford City · 19 mi
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Keene, 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 Keene is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Keene has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sandstone School in Watford City, 19.2 miles away.

Keene and the nearest listed places

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Sandstone School

Closest to Keene

Sandstone SchoolWatford City · Building19.2mi

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

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