A history of Kenmare,
since 1897
Postcards, papers and photographs of Kenmare from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Kenmare was platted in 1897. The city most likely was named after Kenmare, in Ireland.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Kenmare’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKenmare (North Dakota) Chemical E…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Kenmare
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Kenmare, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Kenmare is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kenmare has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mckinney Cemetery in McKinney, 8.9 miles away.
Kenmare 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 Kenmare (North Dakota) Chemical Engine Co. No. 1 (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.