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

Lewis Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, its population was 34.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 34 to 24 (-29%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lewis 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 Lewis

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PFPhillip O. FossMaxbass · 3 miMJMarcus JensenWesthope · 17 mi
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Lewis, 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 Lewis is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lewis has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Renville County Courthouse in Mohall, 18.5 miles away.

Lewis and the nearest listed places

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Renville County CourthouseLower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane HangarState Bank of Antler

Closest to Lewis

Renville County CourthouseMohall · Building18.5miLower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane HangarMeadow · Structure19miState Bank of AntlerAntler · Building21.5mi

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 Lewis?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lewis’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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📜 Maxbass📜 Mount Rose📜 Chatfield📜 Newborg
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